Tate & Lyle unmodified Corn Starch from Japan
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 — 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
• 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)