Tapioca Flour
Fine powder milled from the dried starch-rich roots of the cassava plant (Manihot esculenta), classified under HTS 1106.20.9000 as flour of roots or tubers from heading 0714. It is commonly used as a gluten-free thickener in baking and cooking.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If chemically modified or highly refined
Dextrins and modified starches from tubers fall under Chapter 35 as chemical derivatives, not Chapter 11 cereal/root flours.
If sold as dried cassava roots, not powdered
Unmilled dried manioc (cassava) roots remain in heading 0714; milling into flour moves it to 1106.
If blended with >50% cereal starches
Starches from mixed sources with predominant cereal content shift to heading 1108.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify the product meets Chapter 11 starch and ash content requirements via lab testing to avoid reclassification to heading 2302
• Provide certificates of origin and cassava root sourcing docs from heading 0714 to confirm eligibility
• Label accurately as 'tapioca flour' not 'starch' to prevent shifts to Chapter 35 chemical products
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