Heading · Chapter 11
1101: Wheat or meslin flour
Heading 1101 has no further six-digit division: the whole heading is subheading 1101.00, in chapter 11 (products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten).
Duty rates compared
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 82% – 102.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 95.7% 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 10.8% – 12% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 11.8% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 12.5% – 25% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 18.8% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 17.5% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 18.8% 
GCC Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · 5× specific or compound duty 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia specific or compound duty Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Subheadings 1
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$21m+US$81m+> US$322m
Exports: 167
- Türkiye: US$1bn
- Germany: US$521m
- Kazakhstan: US$507m
- Egypt: US$461m
- Uzbekistan: US$322m
- Italy: US$306m
- Canada: US$187m
- Argentina: US$172m
- Belgium: US$152m
- United States: US$148m
- France: US$136m
- United Kingdom: US$127m
- Japan: US$101m
- Vietnam: US$98m
- India: US$90m
- Netherlands: US$81m
- Russia: US$80m
- Spain: US$66m
- China: US$65m
- Hungary: US$63m
- Serbia: US$59m
- Poland: US$53m
- Austria: US$53m
- United Arab Emirates: US$50m
- Dominican Republic: US$46m
- Kuwait: US$41m
- Mexico: US$41m
- Singapore: US$37m
- Slovakia: US$35m
- Uganda: US$35m
- Bulgaria: US$34m
- Malaysia: US$33m
- Portugal: US$30m
- South Africa: US$26m
- Luxembourg: US$23m
- Czechia: US$23m
- Indonesia: US$23m
- Tanzania: US$22m
- Ukraine: US$21m
- Sri Lanka: US$21m
- South Korea: US$21m
- Fiji: US$20m
- El Salvador: US$19m
- Taiwan: US$18m
- Algeria: US$18m
- Australia: US$17m
- Lesotho: US$16m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$15m
- Thailand: US$15m
- Kenya: US$14m
- Greece: US$14m
- Honduras: US$13m
- Switzerland: US$11m
- Latvia: US$10m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Moldova: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Mauritius: US$7m
- Croatia: US$6m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$6mUS$6m+US$20m+US$61m+> US$165m
Imports: 222
- Afghanistan: US$640m
- Iraq: US$456m
- United States: US$311m
- Netherlands: US$311m
- Sudan: US$252m
- France: US$250m
- Ireland: US$165m
- Uzbekistan: US$155m
- Brazil: US$133m
- Somalia: US$119m
- Syria: US$104m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$98m
- Spain: US$90m
- Belgium: US$89m
- Germany: US$87m
- China: US$86m
- Mexico: US$75m
- Palestinian Territories: US$72m
- Madagascar: US$72m
- Thailand: US$71m
- Canada: US$70m
- Djibouti: US$67m
- United Kingdom: US$61m
- Romania: US$59m
- Venezuela: US$59m
- Cuba: US$58m
- Yemen: US$55m
- Malaysia: US$54m
- Austria: US$53m
- Poland: US$51m
- Singapore: US$49m
- Haiti: US$49m
- Sri Lanka: US$47m
- Czechia: US$46m
- Portugal: US$46m
- Bolivia: US$45m
- Denmark: US$44m
- Saudi Arabia: US$41m
- South Sudan: US$41m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$40m
- Ghana: US$39m
- Slovakia: US$37m
- United Arab Emirates: US$36m
- Hungary: US$34m
- Philippines: US$30m
- Indonesia: US$29m
- Italy: US$29m
- Greece: US$28m
- Sierra Leone: US$28m
- Guatemala: US$27m
- South Africa: US$27m
- Croatia: US$22m
- Niger: US$22m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$22m
- Eritrea: US$21m
- Australia: US$20m
- Kenya: US$20m
- North Macedonia: US$20m
- Lesotho: US$19m
- Montenegro: US$19m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | US$1bn | 19.6% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$521m | 8.8% |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | US$507m | 8.6% |
| 4 |  Egypt | US$461m | 7.8% |
| 5 |  Uzbekistan | US$322m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$306m | 5.2% |
| 7 | Canada | US$187m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Argentina | US$172m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$152m | 2.6% |
| 10 | United States | US$148m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Afghanistan | US$640m | 10.8% |
| 2 |  Iraq | US$456m | 7.7% |
| 3 | United States | US$311m | 5.2% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$311m | 5.2% |
| 5 |  Sudan | US$252m | 4.3% |
| 6 |  France | US$250m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Ireland | US$165m | 2.8% |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | US$155m | 2.6% |
| 9 | Brazil | US$133m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Somalia | US$119m | 2% |
In the UK Global Tariff all 3 lines under heading 1101 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 3 lines under heading 1101 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, heading 1101 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 82% and 102.6%.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States the line under heading 1101 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, heading 1101 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
The Mexican Tariff (TIGIE) has one tariff line for heading 1101; the duty is 10%.
In the Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC), heading 1101 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 10.8%.
The Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM) divides heading 1101 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is between 10.8% and 12% (average 11.8%).
Heading 1101 is a single line in the Customs Tariff of Peru, where the duty is duty-free.
The Working Tariff Document of New Zealand has one tariff line for heading 1101; the duty is 5%.
In the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan, heading 1101 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 12.5% and 25%. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
The Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan divides heading 1101 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 17.5% and 20% (average 18.8%).
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, heading 1101 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) divides heading 1101 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free. 5 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the Customs Tariff of Norway the line under heading 1101 carries a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the Customs Tariff of North Macedonia all 3 lines under heading 1101 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
Heading 1101 is a single line in the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), where the duty is 20%.
World trade in heading 1101 goods reached US$6bn in 2024, down 13.9% on 2023.
Türkiye was the largest exporter with 19.6% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Afghanistan imported the most (US$640m).
The United Kingdom ranked 12th among 167 exporters with US$127m.
The United Kingdom imported US$61m.
Legal notes
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 and 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 in 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 in 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 micrometres (microns) | 500 micrometres (microns) | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Wheat and rye | 45 % | 2,5 % | 80 % | — |
| Barley | 45 % | 3 % | 80 % | — |
| Oats | 45 % | 5 % | 80 % | — |
| Maize (corn) and grain sorghum | 45 % | 2 % | — | 90 % |
| Rice | 45 % | 1,6 % | 80 % | — |
| Buckwheat | 45 % | 4 % | 80 % | — |
| Other cereals | 45 % | 2 % | 50 % | — |
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 maize (corn) products, at least 95 % 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 % by weight passes through a woven metal wire cloth sieve with an aperture of 1,25 mm.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for wheat or meslin flour?
Wheat or meslin flour fall under HS heading 1101, part of chapter 11, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on wheat or meslin flour in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 1101 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 82% to 102.6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on wheat or meslin flour in Canada?
Under the Customs Tariff of Canada, imports under 1101 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most wheat or meslin flour?
Türkiye, with US$1bn in 2024 (19.6% of world exports).