Food-Grade Potato Starch Granules

High-purity potato starch granules for food applications like gluten-free baking, compliant with Chapter 11 starch and ash thresholds. Falls under HTS 1108.13.00.90 as unspecified potato starch. Known for clarity in gels and high viscosity.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1108.19.00Lower: 25% vs 35%

If from cassava instead of potato

Other cereal/tuber starches like tapioca use 1108.19, differentiated by source vegetable.

1901.90Lower: 16.4% vs 35%

If blended into prepared flour mixes

Starches mixed with flours or groats become prepared products of 1901, excluded from Chapter 11.

0714.90Lower: 18.3% vs 35%

If imported as dried potato slices for milling

Unmilled dried potatoes are under Chapter 7 as vegetables, not processed starch.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Label as 'food-grade' with FDA prior notice; test for heavy metals common in potato sources

Document sieve analysis showing >95% passage per groats/meal definitions if fragmented

Beware bulk packaging misclassified as animal feed, pushing to 2309

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