Analysis
HTS 1104.19.10 covers of other cereals: of barley under heading 1104 (cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or…).
The general rate is 2¢/kg, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
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 2¢/kg. 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.
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.
The general rate of 2¢/kg has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1104.12.00 | Rolled or flaked grains: of oats | 1.2¢/kg |
| 1104.19.90 | Of other cereals: other | 0.45¢/kg |
| 1104.22.00 | Other worked grains (for example, hulled, pearled, sliced or kibbled): of oats | 0.5% |
| 1104.23.00 | Other worked grains (for example, hulled, pearled, sliced or kibbled): of corn (maize) | 0.45¢/kg |
| 1104.29.10 | Of other cereals: of barley | 1.2% |
| 1104.29.90 | Of other cereals: other | 2.7% |
| 1104.30.00 | Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground | 4.5% |