Tapioca Flour from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 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