Tate & Lyle unmodified Corn Starch from China
Standard food-grade corn starch from dent corn, used in baking, confectionery, and paper production. Falls under 1108.12.00 as pure maize starch with starch >80%, ash <2.5%, not excluded by chapter notes for prepared products. Particle size optimized for industrial blending.
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
• Provide ash content certification post-mineral deduction per Chapter 11 note A
• Use bulk containers to avoid retail packaging confusion with 1109
• Common pitfall: incorrect sieve size for corn (use 2mm threshold reference)