Analysis
HTS 1103.19.90 covers of other cereals: of other cereals under heading 1103 (cereal groats, meal and pellets).
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 9%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The general duty rate is 9% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 11 (84th percentile of 19 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $900 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The other lines in the same group are 1103.19.12 (of other cereals: of oats, 0.8¢/kg) and 1103.19.14 (of other cereals: of rice, 0.09¢/kg).
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 20%, 2.2 times the general rate.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311211 (Flour Milling), an industry of 333 US establishments employing 14,916 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1103.19.12 | Of other cereals: of oats | 0.8¢/kg |
| 1103.19.14 | Of other cereals: of rice | 0.09¢/kg |