Vital Wheat Gluten from China
Wet gluten extracted from wheat flour, providing elasticity in baking and meat analogs. Classified under HTS 3504.00.50.80 as other cereal protein substances.
Duty Rate — China → United States
24%
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
• Protein functionality tests (wet gluten index) required for verification
• Starch content documentation to distinguish from wheat flour
• Industrial packaging prevents reclassification as food ingredient