Analysis
HTS 1108.14.00 covers cassava (manioc) starch under heading 1108 (starches; inulin).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 2.6%. Compared with 1108.20.00 (starches; inulin: inulin), which pays 2.6%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2.6 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 26% of the 19 tariff lines in chapter 11, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311221 (Wet Corn Milling and Starch Manufacturing), an industry of 70 US establishments employing 7,467 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1108.11.00 | Starches: wheat starch | 0.54¢/kg |
| 1108.12.00 | Corn (maize) starch | 0.54¢/kg |
| 1108.13.00 | Starches: potato starch | 0.56¢/kg |
| 1108.19.00 | Starches: other starches | Free |
| 1108.20.00 | Starches; inulin: inulin | 2.6% |