Roasted Rye Malt from Japan
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 — 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
• 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