Pregelatinized Potato Starch from China
Pregelatinized starch from potatoes, modified by heat and moisture for instant thickening without cooking, used in food and pharma. Falls under HTS 3505.10.0045 as a modified potato starch (not a high-sugar dextrin). Excludes printing gelatins or chapter 30 medicaments per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
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
• Submit processing method details (e.g
• pregelatinization specs) and potato origin certificates for CBP review
• Test for dextrin-like properties but confirm not hardened proteins (3913) or enzymatic (3202/34)