Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1103.20
1103.20.00: Cereal groats, meal and pellets: pellets
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1103 Cereal groats, meal and pellets:
- 1103.20.00 Pellets
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
Subdivisions
- 1103.20.00 Pellets Free
- 1103.20.00.10 Of wheat kg
- 1103.20.00.90 Of other cereals kg
Same subheading in other tariffs
1103.20 Cereal groats, meal and pellets: pellets
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Türkiye 54% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Japan 12% – 25% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 20% · 4× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 15% – 22.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 18.8% · 1× specific or compound duty 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 10% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 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.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1103.20.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1103.20, cereal groats, meal and pellets: pellets.
The general duty is free.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the Türkiye duty is 54%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 5%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 12%–25%, the Taiwan duty is 15%–22.5%, the GCC duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 10% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 1103.20 worth US$4m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom ranked 1st with US$2m.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1103.20.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 1103.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United Kingdom (US$2m), followed by Canada.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.