HTS Chapter 11: Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; wheat gluten
HTS Chapter 11 covers Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; wheat gluten. Browse 7 published headings, then narrow to the active product line that matches the goods.
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Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
US HTS Chapter 11 generally covers milling products and other processed products made from cereals, potatoes, dried leguminous vegetables, certain roots and tubers, and some Chapter 8 products. Representative goods include non-wheat cereal flours, groats and meal, worked cereal grains, potato flour and flakes, certain vegetable or root flours, malt, starches, and inulin. The product’s exact ingredient and degree of processing matter; similar-looking foods may be classified in another chapter or heading.
The HTS is organized from broad to specific: a chapter identifies a general product group, a heading provides a four-digit category such as 1102 or 1108, a subheading adds more detail, and the complete 10-digit HTSUS code supplies the statistical and tariff classification used for entry. To choose a code, start with the product’s actual composition and processing, then compare the heading text, subheading descriptions, section and chapter notes, and any exclusions. Packaging, marketing claims, or intended use may be relevant, but they do not replace the tariff language and applicable classification rules. When the facts are complex, obtain customs-broker or binding-ruling advice.
What to check
- Identify the principal material and processing: determine whether the item is a flour, meal, groat, pellet, flake, worked grain, malt, starch, or another product, and document how it was made.
- Check exclusions and competing headings: verify whether the grain, vegetable, root, tuber, rice, or Chapter 8 product is directed elsewhere by the heading text or by section and chapter notes.
- Read every subheading level before selecting the 10-digit code; do not stop at the four-digit heading or rely only on a supplier’s description or an online search result.
- Confirm product-specific facts such as species, ingredients, roasting, blending, additives, moisture or form, and intended use when the subheading distinguishes among them.
- Check current entry requirements and whether any applicable Chapter 99 provision must be reported in addition to the ordinary classification; confirm the result against current official HTSUS data or a customs professional.
How to use this chapter
A chapter is the first classification level, not a duty rate. Choose the heading that describes the product, narrow by material, construction, use, or other legal distinctions, and verify the final line against the official HTS notes.
Heading list
| HTS code | Description | Linked 8-digit entries |
|---|---|---|
| 1102 | Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin: | 0 |
| 1103 | Cereal groats, meal and pellets: | 3 |
| 1104 | Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled), except rice of heading 1006; germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground: | 1 |
| 1105 | Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes: | 0 |
| 1106 | Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 0713, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading 0714 or of the products of chapter 8: | 0 |
| 1107 | Malt, whether or not roasted: | 0 |
| 1108 | Starches; inulin: | 4 |
Linked measures
0 linked measure entries in the current snapshot.
Questions about HTS Chapter 11
What does HTS Chapter 11 cover?
HTS Chapter 11 covers Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; wheat gluten. This page groups the chapter’s 4-digit headings; a shipment still needs the most specific active 8- or 10-digit line supported by the product facts.
Is HTS Chapter 11 a final product classification?
No. A chapter is a broad 2-digit category. Narrow it to the applicable heading and the most specific active statistical line before estimating duty or filing an entry.