Other

This code covers “other” barley not specified elsewhere. Use this code for barley imports—duty is generally 0.15¢/kg, but may be free depending on the country of origin and any applicable trade agreements, as detailed within Chapter 10 dealing with cereals.

Detailed information for HTS Code 1003.90.40

This tariff code falls within Chapter 10, which covers cereals, specifically barley. Code 1003.90.40 applies to other barley varieties not elsewhere specified, encompassing a broad range of barley types. This code has two subdivisions: 1003.90.40.20 for certified organic barley and 1003.90.40.30 for all other barley not meeting the organic certification, so use the appropriate suffix based on whether the barley is certified organic or not. Duty rates are generally 0.15¢/kg, but may be free for certain trade partners or those eligible for preference programs.

Chapter	Chapter 10 - Cereals
Section	Section II - Vegetable Products

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General Duty

0.15¢/kg

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The duty rate for HTS code 1003.90.40 (Barley: > Other: > Other) is 0.15¢ per kilogram for general imports, reported in kilograms. Special rates of Free apply to goods originating from countries with eligible Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) or preference programs such as Australia (AU), Bahrain (BH), Chile (CL), and others listed (A+, D, E, etc.). These special rates apply to both the main code 1003.90.40 and its subdivisions 1003.90.40.20 (Certified organic) and 1003.90.40.30 (Other), provided the goods meet the origin requirements of the respective FTA or preference program; the specific requirements for ‘Certified organic’ are detailed in General Statistical Note 6. There is no specified duty rate for goods that do not qualify for the general or special rates.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 0.92¢/kg

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Code subdivisions

1003.90.40.20

Barley: > Other: > Other > Certified organic

1003.90.40.30

Barley: > Other: > Other > Other

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Chapter & section notes

Chapter notes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 10 CEREALS II 10-1 Notes 1. (a) The products specified in the headings of this chapter are to be classified in those headings only if grains are present, whether or not in the ear or on the stalk. (b) This chapter does not cover grains which have been hulled or otherwise worked. However, rice, husked, milled, polished, glazed, parboiled, or broken remains classified in heading 1006. Similarly, quinoa from which the pericarp has been wholly or partly removed in order to separate the saponin, but which has not undergone any other processes, remains classified in heading 1008. 2. Heading 1005 does not cover sweet corn (chapter 7). Subheading Note 1. The term " durum wheat" means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the hybrids derived from the interspecific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species. Additional U.S. Note 1. In subheading 1005.10, the expression "seed" covers only seed corn or maize which is certified by a responsible officer or agency of a foreign government in accordance with the rules and regulations of that government to have been grown and approved especially for use as seed, in containers marked with the foreign government's official certified seed corn tags. Statistical Note 1. For a list of approved standards for "Certified organic", see General Statistical Note 6. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 10-2

Section notes

SECTION II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS II-1 Note 1. In this section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 percent by weight. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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