Sago Starch Powder
Starch extracted from sago palm pith, used in puddings and gluten-free products. Falls under 1108.19.00.90 as other starches, distinct from cereal milling products and meeting chapter purity standards.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If rice-derived
Rice starch has a specific statistical breakout within other starches.
If imported as dried sago pith
Unextracted vegetable materials stay in chapter 07; extraction to starch qualifies for 1108.
If mixed into prepared cereal flours
Prepared flours with additives are excluded to chapter 19.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Customs may require polarimetric starch content proof using Ewers method to confirm chapter 11 entry
• Specify palm origin in docs to differentiate from rice starch (1108.19.0030 statistical)
• Avoid bulk packaging mislabeled as animal feed, which could redirect to 2309
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