Certified Organic Vital Wheat Gluten Powder

Vital wheat gluten powder extracted from high-protein wheat flour, certified organic, used primarily as a dough conditioner and protein booster in baking. It falls under HTS 1109.00.90.10 as dried wheat gluten that is certified organic, meeting the chapter's criteria for cereal milling products with high starch and low ash content. This classification distinguishes it from non-organic wheat gluten in 1109.00.9000.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China6.8%+35.0%41.8%
🇲🇽Mexico6.8%+10.0%16.8%
🇨🇦Canada6.8%+10.0%16.8%
🇩🇪Germany6.8%+10.0%16.8%
🇯🇵Japan6.8%+10.0%16.8%

Alternative Classifications

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

1101.00.00Lower: 35% vs 41.8%

If not sufficiently processed to isolate gluten

Minimally milled wheat flour with insufficient gluten extraction falls under wheat flour or meal in heading 1101.

2302.40.01Lower: 35% vs 41.8%

If starch content below 80% or ash exceeds limits

Products failing Chapter 11 milling criteria due to high ash or low starch are classified as cereal bran or residues in 2302.

2106.90Lower: 16.4% vs 41.8%

If blended with food preparations or additives

Wheat gluten mixed into compound food preparations shifts to Chapter 21 rather than pure cereal products.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify organic certification from USDA or EU-equivalent bodies with Certificate of Analysis (CoA) to avoid reclassification during customs review

Provide documentation proving >80% starch content via Ewers method and low ash to confirm Chapter 11 eligibility

Declare exact protein content (>75%) as vital wheat gluten to prevent misclassification as general flour products

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