1003.90
Other
Barley
Where this code sits
- Section II · Chapter10 — CEREALSVEGETABLE PRODUCTS
- Heading1003 — Barley
- Subheading1003.90 — Other
Six digits is as far as the international nomenclature goes, and it is the same six digits in every country that applies the Harmonized System. Your destination adds further digits of its own, and the rate lives on that national line — which is why the US lines below run to eight and ten digits, and why the lookups go to each authority's own tariff.
Duty rate
This subheading splits into national lines with different duties. Which one applies is a classification decision about your specific goods, and picking one for you would be making that decision on your behalf. The national lines are listed below — choose the one that describes what you are importing.
Look it up in the authority's own tariff — the only place it is legally meaningful — then bring it back to the calculator, which will do the valuation basis, VAT treatment and statutory fees for you.
Paste 1003.90 into the lookup and follow it down to your national line.
US national lines under 1003.90
The United States subdivides this subheading into 4 lines. They do not all carry the same duty, so which one your goods fall in changes what you pay.
| Line | Description | General | Preferential |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1003.90.20.00 | For malting purposes | 0.1¢/kg | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA, PE,S,SG) |
| 1003.90.40 | Other | 0.15¢/kg | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) |
| 1003.90.40.20 | Certified organic | 0.15¢/kg stated on 10039040 | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) |
| 1003.90.40.30 | Other | 0.15¢/kg stated on 10039040 | Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG) |
A blank General cell means the line states no rate of its own and takes the one above it — the line it is stated on is named, so the figure can be checked where it actually appears. Preferential rates are listed with the programme codes that grant them; the schedule offering a rate is not the same as your goods qualifying for it.
Preferential rates for 1003.90
The US lines under this subheading offer a reduced or free rate under 17 programmes. Each is named from General Note 3(c)(i) — the schedule prints only the letter.
Generalized System of Preferences
Normally supported by: GSP claim
United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
African Growth and Opportunity Act
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
United States-Israel Free Trade Area
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Normally supported by: USMCA certification of origin
United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
Normally supported by: Certification / claim under a US free trade agreement
Origin is determined by the agreement’s product-specific rules applied to your bill of materials. We hold the tariff schedule and the programme legend, not your inputs — nothing here determines that goods qualify.
What chapter 10 excludes
A subheading's wording does not decide a classification — the legal notes do. These are the notes that push goods out of this chapter even when the description seems to fit.
(b) This chapter does not cover grains which have been hulled or otherwise worked. However, rice, husked, milled, polished, glazed, parboiled, or broken remains classified in heading 1006. Similarly, quinoa from which the pericarp has been wholly or partly removed in order to separate the saponin, but which has not undergone any other processes, remains classified in heading 1008.
2. Heading 1005 does not cover sweet corn (chapter 7).
Legal notes that govern this code
Reproduced from the published tariff schedule. Section and chapter notes are binding and are part of the nomenclature itself; statistical notes are US reporting rules and are not classification law.
Section II notes VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
1. In this section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 percent by weight.
Chapter 10 — Notes
Legal Notes of the Harmonized System. Binding, and part of the international nomenclature.
1. (a) The products specified in the headings of this chapter are to be classified in those headings only if grains are present, whether or not in the ear or on the stalk.
(b) This chapter does not cover grains which have been hulled or otherwise worked. However, rice, husked, milled, polished, glazed, parboiled, or broken remains classified in heading 1006. Similarly, quinoa from which the pericarp has been wholly or partly removed in order to separate the saponin, but which has not undergone any other processes, remains classified in heading 1008.
2. Heading 1005 does not cover sweet corn (chapter 7).
Chapter 10 — Subheading Notes
Subheading Notes. Binding, scoped to subheadings.
1. The term " durum wheat" means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the hybrids derived from the interspecific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species.
Chapter 10 — Additional U.S. Notes
Additional U.S. Notes. Binding in the United States; not part of the international HS.
1. In subheading 1005.10, the expression "seed" covers only seed corn or maize which is certified by a responsible officer or agency of a foreign government in accordance with the rules and regulations of that government to have been grown and approved especially for use as seed, in containers marked with the foreign government's official certified seed corn tags.
Chapter 10 — Statistical Notes
US statistical reporting only. NOT classification law.
1. For a list of approved standards for "Certified organic", see General Statistical Note 6.
Notes are reproduced from the published tariff schedule. They govern classification, but reading them is not the same as applying them to your goods — that is what a broker or a binding ruling is for.
Other subheadings under 1003
Elsewhere in chapter 10
Importing 1003.90 into
Each guide covers how duty and tax are assessed there, the authority with jurisdiction, and what catches importers out.
Common questions
What is HS code 1003.90?
1003.90 covers Other. It sits under heading 1003 (Barley) in chapter 10, cereals.
What is the US duty rate for 1003.90?
There is no single rate: this subheading splits into 4 US national lines with 2 different duty rates. Which one applies is a classification decision about your specific goods — the lines are listed on this page.
What is excluded from chapter 10?
(b) This chapter does not cover grains which have been hulled or otherwise worked. However, rice, husked, milled, polished, glazed, parboiled, or broken remains classified in heading 1006. Similarly, quinoa from which the pericarp has been wholly or partly removed in order to separate the saponin, but which has not undergone any other processes, remains classified in heading 1008.