Other

This code covers “Other” oats, classifying them within the broader category of cereals in Chapter 10. It’s used to report oats not specifically defined elsewhere, and generally benefits from free duty treatment with standard trade partners or eligible preference programs.

Detailed information for HTS Code 1004.90.00

This tariff code falls within Chapter 10, which covers cereals, and specifically concerns oats that are not otherwise specified. Code 1004.90.00 covers all other types of oats not classified elsewhere within the chapter. This code has two statistical subdivisions: 1004.90.00.10 for certified organic oats and 1004.90.00.90 for all other oats; use the appropriate suffix based on whether the oats are certified organic or not. Remember, this applies to oats that have not been hulled or otherwise processed, as detailed in the Chapter notes.

Chapter	Chapter 10 - Cereals
Section	Section II - Vegetable Products

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General Duty

Free

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

N/A

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The general duty rate for HTS code 1004.90.00 (Oats: > Other) is Free, applying to all imports reported in kilograms. Standard trade partners (NTR) benefit from this rate. Special rates are not specified, however, eligibility for FTA or preference programs may grant reduced or zero duty rates—details depend on the specific program and country of origin. This duty structure applies to both subdivisions: 1004.90.00.10 (Certified organic) and 1004.90.00.90 (Other), with the same general and potential special rate application based on trade agreements.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 1.1¢/kg

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Code subdivisions

1004.90.00.10

Oats: > Other > Certified organic

1004.90.00.90

Oats: > 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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