Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1102.90
1102.90.27: Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: other, rye flour
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1102 Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin:
- 1102.90 Other:
- 1102.90.27 Rye flour
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 24 September 2018
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.03
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 0.23¢/kg |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 1¢/kg |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Same subheading in other tariffs
1102.90 Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: other
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Türkiye 40.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Japan 15% – 25% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 22.3% · 3× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 25% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
GCC Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines · 11× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 10% – 15% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 11% 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA lines: 1102.90
- 1102.90.20Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: other, buckwheat flour
- 1102.90.25Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: other, rice flour
- 1102.90.27Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: other, rye flour
- 1102.90.30Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: other, other, mixtures
- 1102.90.60Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: other, other, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N302246 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Corn Flour and Rice Flour from Spain
- N300585 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Amaranth Grain Flour and Barley from India
- N290667 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Rice Flours from Japan.
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The tariff classification of Brewing Spent Grains from Belgium
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.
HTS code 1102.90.27 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1102.90 (cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: other).
The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 0.23¢/kg.
For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 40.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 10%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 15%–25%, the Taiwan duty is 25%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 10%–15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 1102.90 worth US$87m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1102.90.27?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 0.23¢/kg; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 1102.90.27 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A+,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 1102.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$29m), followed by India.