Pre-Cooked Couscous Pucks from Germany
Compressed discs of fully cooked couscous, rehydratable by steaming, popular in ready-meal production. Still couscous under HTS 1902.40.00.00 despite cooking state.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Document water activity levels (<0.6) for shelf-stable claims
• Provide reconstitution instructions showing couscous end use
• Test for microbial stability due to cooked/re-dried process