Yellow dent corn

HTS code 1005.90.20 covers yellow dent corn, a specific type of maize. Use this code when importing this grain, noting a general duty of 0.05¢/kg, with potential free rates for goods from eligible trade partners as detailed in the duty information, and falling within the cereals section of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.

Detailed information for HTS Code 1005.90.20

This tariff classification falls within Chapter 10, which covers cereals, and specifically addresses corn (maize). The 1005.90.20 code is for yellow dent corn, a specific variety of maize not covered elsewhere in the chapter. This code has two subdivisions: 1005.90.20.15 for certified organic yellow dent corn and 1005.90.20.25 for all other yellow dent corn; use the appropriate suffix based on whether the corn is certified organic or not, consulting General Statistical Note 6 for approved organic standards. Duty rates are generally 0.05¢/kg, but can be free for goods originating from certain countries with trade agreements.

Chapter	Chapter 10 - Cereals
Section	Section II - Vegetable Products

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General Duty

0.05¢/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 for HTS code 1005.90.20 (Yellow dent corn), reported in kilograms, is generally 0.05¢/kg for standard trade partners. However, a free rate applies to imports originating from countries eligible for Free Trade Agreements or preference programs, including A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, and SG. This special rate applies to both subdivisions: 1005.90.20.15 (Certified Organic) and 1005.90.20.25 (Other), meaning those origins would be duty-free regardless of organic certification. No other special rates or conditions are specified.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 0.98¢/kg

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Code subdivisions

1005.90.20.15

Corn (maize): > Other: > Yellow dent corn > Certified Organic

1005.90.20.25

Corn (maize): > Other: > Yellow dent corn > 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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