Corn (maize) starch

HTS code 1108.12.00 covers corn (maize) starch, and should be used when importing this specific starch product. Duty rates are generally 0.54¢/kg, but may be free depending on the country of origin due to various trade agreements, as detailed within Chapter 11 regarding milling products, starches, and gluten.

Detailed information for HTS Code 1108.12.00

This duty applies to products within Chapter 11, which covers grains, starches, and milling products. Specifically, the code 1108.12.00 concerns corn (maize) starch, a refined carbohydrate extracted from corn. This code has two subdivisions: 1108.12.00.10 for corn starch intended for food use and 1108.12.00.90 for all other corn starch applications; be sure to select the appropriate suffix based on the intended use of the starch. Duty rates vary, with a general rate of 0.54¢/kg and potentially free rates for certain trade partners, while mixtures of these products have different duty structures detailed in additional U.S. notes.

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

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General Duty

0.54¢/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 corn (maize) starch (HTS 1108.12.00) is generally 0.54¢/kg, reported in kilograms. However, preferential rates of Free apply to imports from specific countries including Australia, Chile, European Union, Israel, Peru, and Singapore, as well as others designated as eligible FTA or preference programs. This special rate applies to both subdivisions 1108.12.00.10 (For food use) and 1108.12.00.90 (Other). Additionally, mixtures of products under headings 1101-1104 may be subject to different rates – 12.8% (general) or Free (special) for certain countries, or 20% (column 2), but these rules don't specifically apply to the main code or its subdivisions based on provided information.

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 3.3¢/kg

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Code subdivisions

1108.12.00.10

Starches; inulin: > Starches: > Corn (maize) starch > For food use

1108.12.00.90

Starches; inulin: > Starches: > Corn (maize) starch > 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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