Gluten-Free Water Chestnut Meal from Japan
Coarse meal from ground dried Chinese water chestnuts, with at least 95% passing a 1.25 mm sieve per heading 1103 definitions applied analogously. This tuber-derived product is specifically under 1106.20.10.00 for Chinese water chestnuts from heading 0714. Popular in allergen-free baking mixes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Conduct sieve analysis to prove 95% passage through 1.25 mm for meal classification; include gluten-free certification if labeled as such; beware of blending with other flours which could trigger different headings