Potato Starch Powder
Pure potato starch extracted from potatoes, used as a thickener in cooking and baking. It falls under HTS 1108.19.00.90 as a starch from potatoes, not wheat, corn, rice, or potato starch specifically provided for elsewhere in 1108. It meets chapter starch content requirements and is not a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If derived from corn (maize)
Corn starch is specifically classified under 1108.12, separate from other starches in 1108.19.
If failing starch content threshold per chapter note (A)
Products not meeting minimum starch or exceeding ash limits are bran or pollard, shifting to chapter 23.
If chemically modified like pregelatinized
Modified starches like dextrins or glucosides fall under chapter 35 as prepared chemical products.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify starch purity via lab testing to confirm compliance with chapter notes on starch content exceeding specified thresholds
• Provide certificates of origin and analysis showing non-GMO status if targeting organic markets to avoid delays
• Avoid misclassification as wheat starch (1108.11); check sieve passage and ash content against chapter table
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Sorghum Starch Extract
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