Of corn (maize)

HTS code 1103.13.00 covers corn (maize) groats and meal—products made from fragmented corn—and is used to classify these items for import/export purposes. Duty is generally 0.3¢/kg for standard trade partners, but may be free depending on the country of origin and any applicable trade agreements, as detailed in the chapter notes.

Detailed information for HTS Code 1103.13.00

This duty applies to products of the milling industry, specifically to corn (maize) groats and meal under code 1103.13.00. This covers fragmented corn grains where at least 95% by weight passes through a 2mm sieve. There are two statistical subdivisions: 1103.13.00.20 for cornmeal and 1103.13.00.60 for all other corn groats and meal; choose the suffix that best reflects the specific product being reported. Duty rates are generally 0.3¢/kg, but may be free for goods from certain countries with eligible trade agreements.

Chapter	Chapter 11 - Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
Section	Section II - Vegetable Products

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General Duty

0.3¢/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 1103.13.00 and its subdivisions (1103.13.00.20 & 1103.13.00.60) is assessed in kg. The general rate is 0.3¢/kg, applicable to all origins. Special rates of Free apply to goods originating from Australia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, European Union, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Morocco, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, and other eligible FTA/preference program countries. These special rates apply to both the main code and its subdivisions, provided the goods meet the rules of origin for the respective agreements. There is no specified duty for goods not originating in these special rate countries beyond the general duty.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 1.1¢/kg

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Code subdivisions

1103.13.00.20

Cereal groats, meal and pellets: > Groats and meal: > Of corn (maize) > Cornmeal

1103.13.00.60

Cereal groats, meal and pellets: > Groats and meal: > Of corn (maize) > 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 11 PRODUCTS OF THE MILLING INDUSTRY; MALT; STARCHES; INULIN;WHEAT GLUTEN II 11-1 Notes 1. This chapter does not cover: (a) Roasted malt put up as coffee substitutes (heading 0901 or 2101); (b) Prepared flours, groats, meals or starches of heading 1901; (c) Corn flakes or other products of heading 1904; (d) Vegetables, prepared or preserved, of heading 2001, 2004 or 2005; (e) Pharmaceutical products (chapter 30); or (f) Starches having the character of perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (chapter 33). 2. (A) Products from the milling of the cereals listed in the table below fall within this chapter if they have, by weight on the dry product: (a) A starch content (determined by the modified Ewers polarimetric method) exceeding that indicated in column (2); and (b) An ash content (after deduction of any added minerals) not exceeding that indicated in column (3). Otherwise, they fall in heading 2302. However, germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground is always classified in heading 1104. (B) Products falling within this chapter under the above provisions shall be classified in heading 1101 or 1102 if the percentage passing through a woven metal wire cloth sieve with the aperture indicated in column (4) or (5) is not less, by weight, than that shown against the cereal concerned. Otherwise, they fall in heading 1103 or 1104. Cereal Starch content Ash content Rate of passage through a sieve with an aperture of-- 315 micrometers 500 micrometers (1) (2) (3) (microns) (microns) (4) (5) Percent Percent Percent Percent Wheat and rye ........ 45 2.5 80 - Barley ..................... 45 3 80 - Oats ....................... 45 5 80 - Corn (maize) and grain sorghum ...... 45 2 - 90 Rice ........................ 45 1.6 80 - Buckwheat ............. 45 4 80 - 3. For the purposes of heading 1103 the terms "groats" and "meal" mean products obtained by the fragmentation of cereal grains, of which -- (a) In the case of corn (maize) products, at least 95 percent by weight passes through a woven metal wire cloth sieve with an aperture of 2 mm; (b) In the case of other cereal products, at least 95 percent by weight passes through a woven metal wirecloth sieve with an aperture of 1.25 mm. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 11-2 Additional U.S. Note 1. Notwithstanding the rates of duty set forth in this subchapter, mixtures of the products classifiable in headings 1101, 1102, 1103 or 1104 (except mixtures classifiable in subheading 1102.90.30) are dutiable as follows: column 1 (general)- 12.8% column 1 (special)- Free (AU,CL,E,IL,P,SG) column 2- 20% Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 11-3

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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