Roasted Black Malt
Roasted black malt, intensely kilned barley malt, delivers dark color and roasted coffee-like flavors for stouts. HTS 1107.20.00.00 covers this roasted malt, excluding it from unroasted or prepared substitute categories.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If insufficient roast intensity
Lightly kilned malt without full roast character remains in unroasted 1107.10.
If pre-ground to corn groat specs
Roasted corn groats (95% through 2mm sieve) classified as 1103.13, not malt.
If marketed as decaf coffee substitute
Exclusion applies if put up as roasted coffee substitute, not pure malt.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide color spectrum (EBC/SRM) analysis to verify roast level
• Separate from crystal malt shipments; distinct roast profiles affect classification
• Confirm no additives that could push into 2101 prepared extracts
Related Products under HTS 1107.20.00.00
Roasted Barley Malt
Roasted barley malt is produced by kilning malted barley to develop rich, toasted flavors essential for brewing. It falls under HTS 1107.20.00.00 as roasted malt, distinct from unroasted malt in 1107.10 and not qualifying as a coffee substitute under chapter exclusions.
Roasted Wheat Malt
Roasted wheat malt undergoes controlled roasting to impart caramel and nutty notes, used in specialty beers and breads. Classified in HTS 1107.20.00.00 for its roasted character, meeting wheat's Chapter 11 starch (>80%) and ash (≤2.5%) thresholds.
Roasted Pale Malt
Roasted pale malt, typically from barley, is lightly roasted for base malts in pale ales, providing fermentable sugars. It qualifies under HTS 1107.20.00.00 as roasted malt, with starch content exceeding 80% and low ash per barley chapter specs.
Roasted Rye Malt
Roasted rye malt adds spicy, bread-like notes to rye beers and whiskeys, produced by roasting germinated rye. It fits HTS 1107.20.00.00 for roasted malt, with rye-specific starch (>80%) and ash (≤2.5%) compliance.
Roasted Chocolate Malt
Roasted chocolate malt from barley mimics cocoa flavors for porters, roasted to high temperatures. Classified under HTS 1107.20.00.00 as roasted malt, meeting barley milling parameters.
Roasted Oat Malt
Roasted oat malt provides smooth, nutty body in oatmeal stouts, roasted after germination. HTS 1107.20.00.00 applies, with oat ash limit ≤5% and starch >80%.