Fava Bean Flour from Mexico
Gluten-free flour ground from dried fava beans (Vicia faba) of heading 0713, utilized in pasta and thickening agents. HTS 1106.10.00.00 applies to this fragmented legume product per sieve and ash limits in chapter notes. Not suitable for pharmaceutical uses in Chapter 30.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
18.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Test for vicine/convicine levels if marketed for favism-sensitive consumers, though not required for tariff
• Confirm no sprouting which could reclassify to fresh in 0708
• Use tamper-proof packaging to prevent contamination claims