Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 3505.10

3505.10.00

3505.10.00: Dextrins and other modified starches

Dextrins and modified starches

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 5 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 3505 Dextrins and other modified starches (for example, pregelatinized or esterified starches); glues based on starches, or on dextrins or other modified starches:
  2. 3505.10.00 Dextrins and other modified starches

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 0.7¢/kg standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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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 2

  • Additional dutySection 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
    Applies to goods from
    Canada
    In force
    from 22 August 2026
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.03.14
  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 1 September 2019
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.15

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—0.7¢/kg
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus6.6¢/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).

Subdivisions

  1. 3505.10.00 Dextrins and other modified starches 0.7¢/kg
  2. 3505.10.00.15 Derived from potato starch kg
  3. 3505.10.00.20 Other kg
  4. 3505.10.00.40 Derived from corn (maize) starch kg
  5. 3505.10.00.45 Derived from potato starch kg
  6. 3505.10.00.92 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

3505.10 Dextrins and other modified starches

UK 6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty EU 7.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty Türkiye 7.7% – 9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 8.7% Canada Free – 8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 2.9% Mexico 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Japan 6.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty Taiwan 6% – 11.2% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 9.2% GCC 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Norway 258% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

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.

  • N362167 U.S. CBP 1 July 2026 · 3505.10.00.92

    The tariff classification of NATURA® WT600 from Thailand

  • N302401 U.S. CBP 21 December 2018 · 3505.10.00.40

    The tariff classification of pregelatinized maize starch from Spain

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) yeasts (heading 2102);

  2. (b) blood fractions (other than blood albumin not prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses), medicaments or other products of Chapter 30;

  3. (c) enzymatic preparations for pre-tanning (heading 3202);

  4. (d) enzymatic soaking or washing preparations and other products of Chapter 34;

  5. (e) hardened proteins (heading 3913); or

  6. (f) gelatin products of the printing industry (Chapter 49).

2. For the purposes of heading 3505, the term ‘dextrins’ means starch degradation products with a reducing sugar content, expressed as dextrose on the dry substance, not exceeding 10 %.

Such products with a reducing sugar content exceeding 10 % fall in heading 1702.

Chapter notes: Chapter 35 →

HTS code 3505.10.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 3505.10 (dextrins and other modified starches).

The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 0.7¢/kg.

5 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%, the EU duty is 7.7%, the Türkiye duty is 7.7%–9%, the Canada duty is 0%–8%, the Mexico duty is 5%, the Brazil duty is 12.6%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 6.8%, the Taiwan duty is 6%–11.2%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is 258%, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 3505.10 worth US$362m in 2024; the largest supplier was Thailand.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 3505.10.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 0.7¢/kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 3505.10.00 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 3505.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Thailand (US$73m), followed by Australia.

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