Analysis
Heading 1003 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers barley. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 3 eight-digit tariff lines, with 4 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
3 of the lines carry specific or compound rates (per kilogram, per dozen and so on) rather than a percentage, so their burden depends on the unit value of the goods.
The largest subheadings are 1003.90 (other, 2 lines) and 1003.10 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Grain Farming (111199). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1003.10.00 | Barley: seed | 0.15¢/kg |
| 1003.90.20 | For malting purposes | 0.1¢/kg |
| 1003.90.40 | Other: other | 0.15¢/kg |