Chapter 10 Cereals

HS code 10 cereals: what Chapter 10 covers

The Harmonized System is the product code list kept by the World Customs Organization. Customs offices in most countries use it to name what is crossing a border. In some places the same cereal codes are called HSN codes.

This chapter holds the grain crops. Each four-digit heading is one grain, or one small group of grains. Pick the heading first, then go down to the six-digit code. Here is how the headings line up:

• 1001: wheat and meslin. Meslin is a mix of wheat and rye.
• 1002: rye
• 1003: barley
• 1004: oats
• 1005: maize (corn)
• 1006: rice
• 1007: grain sorghum
• 1008: buckwheat, millet, canary seeds and other cereals

How to pick the right cereal HS code

Most mistakes come from three choices: seed or not, which type of wheat, and how far the rice has been processed. Work through them in that order.

Seed or other than seed. Many headings split into two codes. One is for grain meant for sowing. The other covers everything else, such as grain for food or feed. Maize shows this well: 100510 is maize (corn) seed and 100590 is maize that is not seed. Rye, barley, oats and grain sorghum follow the same pattern. If you sell grain to be planted, use the seed code.

Durum or other wheat. Heading 1001 first asks if the wheat is durum. Durum seed is 100111 and durum that is not seed is 100119. All other wheat and meslin uses 100191 for seed and 100199 for the rest. Check the wheat type on your contract before you choose.

Rice by processing stage. Heading 1006 follows the rice from field to bag. Husked, or brown, rice is 100620. Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, polished or not, is 100630. Broken rice is 100640. The code changes as the husk and bran come off, so match it to the state of the rice you ship.

What heading 1008 covers. This heading is the catch-all for smaller grains. It holds buckwheat, millet, canary seeds, fonio, quinoa and triticale, plus a final code for cereals not named elsewhere in the chapter. Quinoa is 100850. Millet has a seed code, 100821, and a separate code for the rest.

Each heading has its own page with every six-digit code and its full description. Open the page for the grain you trade, such as the rice page or the wheat page, and read the wording line by line. If you are still unsure, run the product through the HS code classifier.

Related chapters: milling products, oil seeds and grains

Some goods look like cereals but sit in another chapter. Flour, malt, starches and wheat gluten are not here. They belong to the chapter on products of the milling industry. Whole grain stays in Chapter 10. Once it is milled, it moves there.

Oil seeds, such as those pressed for oil, and grains grown for other uses are in the chapter on oil seeds, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fodder. If your product is a straw or fodder crop, check that chapter before you settle on a cereal code.

The other chapters of this part of the system cover plants, vegetables, fruit and nuts, coffee, tea and spices, gums and resins, and plaiting materials. They are listed on this page, so you can jump to the one that fits your goods.

Cereals import and export data by HS code

Once you know your code, you can look for the companies behind the trade. EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries.

Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily. You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo.