Other cereals (including wild rice)

HTS code 1008.90.01 covers various cereals, including wild rice, millet, and buckwheat. Use this code for importing these grains, keeping in mind a general duty of 1.10% applies unless the origin qualifies for a free trade agreement or preference program, as detailed within Chapter 10.

Detailed information for HTS Code 1008.90.01

This tariff classification falls within Chapter 10, which covers cereals. Specifically, code 1008.90.01 covers other cereals, including wild rice, but excludes grains that have been processed beyond simply being present in grain form. This code has two subdivisions: 1008.90.01.20 for wild rice and 1008.90.01.40 for all other cereals not specifically identified as wild rice; be sure to select the appropriate suffix to accurately reflect the type of cereal being reported. Duty rates are generally 1.10% but may be free for goods originating from eligible countries with which the U.S. has a trade agreement.

Chapter	Chapter 10 - Cereals
Section	Section II - Vegetable Products

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General Duty

1.10%

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 general duty rate for HTS code 1008.90.01 (Other cereals, including wild rice) is 1.10%, applying to imports from countries without a preferential trade agreement. However, several countries—including A+, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, and SG—are eligible for a Free (0%) duty rate under specific FTA or preference programs. This duty schedule applies to both subdivisions: 1008.90.01.20 (Wild rice) and 1008.90.01.40 (Other). All imports under this code and its subdivisions must be reported in kilograms (kg). No information is specified regarding any other special rates or conditions.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 10%

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Code subdivisions

1008.90.01.20

Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals (including wild rice): > Other cereals (including wild rice) > Wild rice

1008.90.01.40

Buckwheat, millet and canary seeds; other cereals (including wild rice): > Other cereals (including wild rice) > 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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