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11

Official Chapter Guide

Cereal milling products, malt, starches, inulin, and wheat gluten; exclusions apply to processed and prepared imports.

Tariff Landscape

Duty Information

  • Mixtures of products in headings 1101 to 1104 carry a standard general duty of 12.8%.
  • Some mixtures have preferential duty-free status under agreements with AU, CL, E, IL, P, SG.
  • No significant Section 301 or 232 tariffs; attention needed on potential ADD/CVD for starch products.

Classification Strategy

Common Mistakes

  • Misclassifying roasted malt intended as coffee substitutes.
  • Confusing prepared flours and starches in Chapters 19 and 21 with those of Chapter 11.

Complex Areas

  • Interpreting cereal milling thresholds for starch, ash content, and sieve passage.
  • Determining the right heading between 1103 and 1104 based on product processing and sieve metrics.

Legal Framework

Executive Summary

Exclusions

  • Roasted malt as coffee substitutes (Headings 0901 or 2101)
  • Prepared flours, groats, meals, or starches (Heading 1901)
  • Corn flakes or similar products (Heading 1904)
  • Prepared or preserved vegetables (Headings 2001, 2004 or 2005)
  • Pharmaceutical products (Chapter 30)
  • Starches used in perfumery, cosmetics, or toilet preparations (Chapter 33)

Specific Definitions

  • Milling products classified based on starch and ash content.
  • Additional classification based on sieve passage percentage for cereals like wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, and buckwheat.
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