Roasted Rye Malt from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Use polarimetric starch testing per Ewers method for rye compliance
• Document malting process (germination + roasting) to differentiate from flours
• Avoid co-mingling with 1101 unmilled cereals in shipments