Cheerios Oat Cereal from Japan
O-shaped oat cereal from swelled or prepared unroasted oat flakes, often honey nut flavored. Under HTS 1904.20.90.00 for prepared foods from unroasted cereal flakes or mixtures, excluding flour/meal.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
14.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Provide lab analysis showing no flour/meal base per chapter note (b); use processing certificates
• Comply with whole grain labeling claims to avoid FDA holds at entry
• Check for unintended dairy additions pushing to 1901 via milk solids content