Earth's Best Whole Grain Baby Cereal from China
A whole grain wheat and oat cereal mix for toddlers, with added malt extract and over 10% sugar meeting U.S. note 3 criteria, packaged for retail and entered under U.S. note 8. It qualifies for HTS 1901.10.74.00 as a non-cocoa food preparation of meal and groats for young children. Iron-fortified for developmental support.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide certificates of analysis for sugar and cocoa percentages to support classification at entry
• Use proper FDA prior notice for baby foods to avoid detention; include country-of-origin labeling
• Watch for over 5% cocoa triggering exclusion from heading 1901 per chapter notes