Heading · Section II
1102: Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin
- —UK
- —EU
- 45%Türkiye
- 0%–12.8%USA
- US$1.6bnWorld trade in 2024
Heading 1102 is divided into 2 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 11, products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten.
In the UK Global Tariff all 7 lines under heading 1102 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature all 7 lines under heading 1102 carry a specific or compound duty rather than a percentage.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 1102 into 7 tariff lines; the statutory rate is 45%.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 1102 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 12.8%. 1 of them is duty-free. 3 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In 2024, countries exported heading 1102 goods worth US$1.6bn (−2.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was Mexico (US$233.6m), followed by Thailand.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$326.8m.
The United Kingdom ranked 20th among 164 exporters with US$16.5m.
The United Kingdom imported US$52.8m.
Duty rates compared
The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
Subheadings 2
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$332.6kUS$332.6k+US$4.5m+US$25.4m+> US$92.1m
Exports: 164
- Mexico: US$233.6m
- Thailand: US$147.8m
- United States: US$104.2m
- Italy: US$95.5m
- Germany: US$92.1m
- South Africa: US$84.1m
- Uganda: US$74m
- India: US$72.2m
- Netherlands: US$69.8m
- France: US$55.5m
- Colombia: US$53.4m
- Belgium: US$43.5m
- El Salvador: US$40.8m
- Canada: US$30.9m
- Spain: US$27.7m
- Portugal: US$25.4m
- Tanzania: US$23.5m
- Poland: US$21.2m
- Australia: US$17.8m
- United Kingdom: US$16.5m
- Brazil: US$15.6m
- Dominican Republic: US$13.5m
- Honduras: US$10.9m
- Costa Rica: US$10.9m
- Türkiye: US$10.5m
- Austria: US$10.2m
- Finland: US$9.4m
- Chile: US$9.3m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- China: US$8.7m
- Guatemala: US$7.8m
- Hungary: US$6.1m
- Bulgaria: US$5.9m
- Romania: US$5.5m
- Angola: US$5.3m
- Denmark: US$4.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4.9m
- New Zealand: US$4.8m
- Latvia: US$4.7m
- Malaysia: US$4.5m
- Cambodia: US$4.4m
- Slovakia: US$4.2m
- Slovenia: US$4.1m
- Sweden: US$3.9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3.8m
- South Korea: US$3.3m
- Argentina: US$3.3m
- Estonia: US$3.2m
- Pakistan: US$2.9m
- Czechia: US$2.4m
- Kenya: US$2.2m
- Russia: US$2.1m
- Peru: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$1.9m
- Serbia: US$1.9m
- Zambia: US$1.9m
- Ethiopia: US$1.8m
- Ukraine: US$1.6m
- Senegal: US$1.6m
- Japan: US$1.6m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$621.1kUS$621.1k+US$5m+US$16.1m+> US$52.8m
Imports: 217
- United States: US$326.8m
- Spain: US$80.3m
- Canada: US$67.3m
- Germany: US$63.5m
- France: US$53.8m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$53.3m
- United Kingdom: US$52.8m
- Netherlands: US$49.8m
- South Sudan: US$48m
- Belgium: US$38.5m
- China: US$36.6m
- Poland: US$33.2m
- Malaysia: US$31.9m
- Lesotho: US$31.9m
- Australia: US$26.6m
- Philippines: US$23.6m
- Italy: US$23.5m
- Honduras: US$22.7m
- Rwanda: US$20.4m
- Chile: US$17.5m
- Nicaragua: US$16.9m
- Mozambique: US$16.1m
- Guatemala: US$15.4m
- El Salvador: US$15m
- Malawi: US$14.9m
- Austria: US$14.8m
- Portugal: US$14.3m
- Mexico: US$13.8m
- Haiti: US$13.2m
- Greece: US$13.1m
- Taiwan: US$12.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12.2m
- Thailand: US$12.2m
- Denmark: US$11.4m
- Peru: US$10.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10.8m
- South Korea: US$10.3m
- Indonesia: US$9.7m
- New Zealand: US$9.2m
- Singapore: US$8.6m
- Japan: US$8.2m
- Sweden: US$8.1m
- Angola: US$7.5m
- Romania: US$7.4m
- Costa Rica: US$6.8m
- Brazil: US$6.1m
- Slovenia: US$6m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$6m
- Nigeria: US$5.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5.7m
- Ireland: US$5.4m
- Trinidad & Tobago: US$5.2m
- Czechia: US$5.1m
- Panama: US$5m
- Ecuador: US$4.9m
- Israel: US$4.7m
- Hungary: US$4.7m
- Vietnam: US$4.6m
- Colombia: US$4.5m
- Switzerland: US$4.5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$233.6m | 14.9% | |
| 2 | US$147.8m | 9.4% | |
| 3 | US$104.2m | 6.6% | |
| 4 | US$95.5m | 6.1% | |
| 5 | US$92.1m | 5.9% | |
| 6 | US$84.1m | 5.3% | |
| 7 | US$74m | 4.7% | |
| 8 | US$72.2m | 4.6% | |
| 9 | US$69.8m | 4.4% | |
| 10 | US$55.5m | 3.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$326.8m | 20.8% | |
| 2 | US$80.3m | 5.1% | |
| 3 | US$67.3m | 4.3% | |
| 4 | US$63.5m | 4% | |
| 5 | US$53.8m | 3.4% | |
| 6 | US$53.3m | 3.4% | |
| 7 | US$52.8m | 3.4% | |
| 8 | US$49.8m | 3.2% | |
| 9 | US$48m | 3.1% | |
| 10 | US$38.5m | 2.4% |
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.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin?
Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin fall under HS heading 1102, part of chapter 11, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin in the United States?
Under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, imports under 1102 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 12.8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin?
Mexico, with US$233.6m in 2024 (14.9% of world exports).