Potato Starch Powder from Mexico
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.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
0%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 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