HS Code 1103Cereal groats; meal and pellets
4 six-digit codes · Heading 3 of 9 in Chapter 11 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 1103 is the customs heading for cereal groats, meal and pellets made from grains such as wheat and maize. This page explains what it includes, how to pick the right subheading and how it differs from flour headings.
Goods answering to “Cereal groats; meal and pellets” split into 4 six-digit codes, 110311 through 110320. Each one carries its own customs description, and the exact wording below is what a classification has to match. The heading is number 3 of 9 in Chapter 11, Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten, which runs to 27 six-digit codes in all.
What HS code 1103 covers
The Harmonized System is the list customs offices use to name and sort traded goods. Heading 1103 is one entry on that list. Some countries and traders call the same number the HSN code 1103.
These are milled cereal products, but they are not sold as fine flour. If you ship or buy them, this is the heading your customs paperwork will most likely use.
The heading sits with the other milling products. You can see the wider group under Chapter 11 milling products, or browse every chapter in All HS code chapters.
How to choose the right 1103 subheading
Two things decide the six-digit code: the type of cereal and the form of the product. First ask which grain it is. Then ask whether it is groats or meal, or whether it has been pressed into pellets.
Your classification should match that wording.
- 110319: cereal groats and meal that are not elsewhere classified in this heading. Grains other than wheat and maize usually land here.
- 110320: cereal pellets. The pellet form decides this code, whatever the grain.
HS 1103 vs nearby headings 1101, 1102, 1104 and 1105
Most classification mistakes with cereal groats come from mixing up neighbouring headings. Check these before you settle on 1103.
Flour goes elsewhere. HS 1101 wheat or meslin flour covers wheat flour, and HS 1102 other cereal flours covers flour made from other cereals. If your product is flour, it does not belong in 1103.
Worked grains also go elsewhere. HS 1104 rolled, flaked and hulled grains covers grains that are hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled. It also covers cereal germ. Those products are not groats or meal.
Potatoes are not cereals. HS 1105 potato flour and pellets covers potato products, even when they look like cereal meal or pellets. Flour and meal from dried legumes, sago, roots or tubers sit in heading 1106.
If you are still unsure, run the product description through the HS code classifier.
HS 1103 import and export data: buyers and suppliers
Once you know the code, you can look at who trades it. Import data shows who brings cereal groats, meal and pellets into a country. Export data shows who sends them out. Buyer data and supplier data focus on the companies on each side.
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Nearby headings in Chapter 11
- 1101Wheat or meslin flour1 code
- 1102Cereal flours; other than of wheat or meslin2 codes
- 1104Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced…6 codes
- 1105Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes2 codes
- 1106Flour, meal and powder; of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading no.…3 codes
- 1107Malt; whether or not roasted2 codes
- 1108Starches; inulin6 codes
- 1109Wheat gluten; whether or not dried1 code
Who ships under 1103?
EximDataX tracks the live import–export records filed under this heading and the 4 codes beneath it: named buyers, suppliers, quantities and values from official customs feeds.
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HS Code 1103: common questions
What does HS code 1103 cover?
Its six-digit codes split them by grain and form: 110311 for wheat, 110313 for maize, 110319 for other cases and 110320 for pellets.
What is the HS code for wheat groats and meal?
It sits under heading 1103.
What is the HS code for maize (corn) groats and meal?
Groats and meal of other cereals not named in the heading go under 110319.
What HS code covers cereal pellets?
Cereal pellets fall under 110320. Pellets of potatoes are different and belong to heading 1105.
Under which chapter does HS code 1103 fall?
It falls under Chapter 11, the chapter for milling products.
What is the difference between HS 1103 and HS 1101 or 1104?
Heading 1101 is wheat or meslin flour, while 1103 is groats, meal and pellets. Heading 1104 is for grains that are otherwise worked, such as rolled, flaked or pearled grains.
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