Corn - maize|HS Code

Corn - maize harmonized system code

Product Overview Corn - Maize, classified under HS Code 1005, is a cereal grain crop of significant commercial importance worldwide. It is characterized by its golden yellow color, large kernels arranged in rows on a cob, and a high-starch content. The product under HS Code 1005 includes maize in its various forms - shelled, unshelled, and even seeds used for sowing. Key subcategories include dent corn, flint corn, and sweet corn, differentiated based on their hardness, sugar content, and processing suitability. As a staple food, feed grain, and industrial raw material, corn finds wide application in food service, retail sectors, and processing industries. It is used in products like cornmeal, tortillas, corn syrup, and even biofuels. Moreover, as a versatile, sustainable, and high-yield crop, corn has a strong market position and offers competitive advantages like cost-effectiveness and scalability to businesses. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications HS Code 1005 is structured as follows: Chapter 10 (Cereals), Heading 05 (Maize/Corn). This classification is due to the nature of corn as a primary cereal grain. The rationale for this specific code is based on international trade protocols and customs requirements associated with cereal grain commodities. Common trade considerations for corn include packaging in bulk or sacks for easy handling and transportation, preservation through natural drying to extend shelf life, and shipping in containers or bulk vessels. Quality standards for corn typically involve parameters like moisture content (<14%), broken kernels (<3%), and foreign matter (<2%). These standards align with World Trade Organization guidelines, ensuring compliance with international trade rules. The HS Code 1005 classification simplifies customs documentation, facilitating hassle-free trade operations.

Corn - maize Chapter Note

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) The 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 10.06. 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 10.08. 2.- Heading 10.05 does not cover sweet corn (Chapter 7). Subheading Note. 1.- The term “durum wheat” means wheat of the Triticum durum species and the hybrids derived from the inter-specific crossing of Triticum durum which have the same number (28) of chromosomes as that species