Potato flakes Hs Code

Potato flakes harmonized system code

Product Overview Potato flakes, classified under HS Code 110520, are dehydrated potato products obtained by cooking, mashing, drying, and flaking fresh potatoes. These flakes are characterized by a uniform, granular texture with moisture content typically below 8%, ensuring extended shelf life and ease of reconstitution. The product undergoes precise thermal processing and drying techniques to preserve starch integrity, color, and flavor, meeting stringent quality parameters such as minimum starch content of 70% and controlled particle size distribution. HS Code 110520 encompasses subcategories including plain potato flakes, fortified variants enriched with vitamins or minerals, and instant-use flakes designed for rapid rehydration. Commercially, potato flakes serve as a versatile ingredient in food service sectors for mashed potato preparations, snack manufacturing, bakery formulations, and as a starch source in convenience foods. Their stable form factor, consistent quality, and ease of transport position them competitively within the global dehydrated potato market, offering cost-effective solutions for manufacturers seeking standardized potato derivatives. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications The full HS Code 110520 falls within Chapter 11 ("Products of the Milling Industry; Malt; Starches; Inulin; Wheat Gluten"), Heading 1105 ("Flour, Meal, and Powder of the Potato"), and Subheading 110520 ("Potato Flakes, Granules and Pellets"). This classification aligns with the product’s processed and dried form derived from potatoes, distinct from raw or frozen potato products. Trade professionals recognize this code for compliance with international customs and tariff schedules under the Harmonized System nomenclature. Packaging typically involves moisture-proof, multi-layered kraft paper bags or polyethylene-lined cartons, with standard net weights ranging from 10 to 25 kilograms to preserve product integrity during transit. Preservation methods emphasize low moisture levels and oxygen barrier packaging to prevent microbial growth and enzymatic degradation. Quality standards adhere to Codex Alimentarius guidelines and ISO 22000 food safety management systems, ensuring conformity with WTO requirements. Accurate classification under HS Code 110520 facilitates streamlined customs clearance, tariff application, and trade documentation for importers, exporters, and regulatory authorities.

Potato flakes Chapter Note

1.- This Chapter does not cover : (a) Roasted malt put up as coffee substitutes (heading 09.01 or 21.01); (b) Prepared flours, groats, meals or starches of heading 19.01; (c) Corn flakes or other products of heading 19.04; (d) Vegetables, prepared or preserved, of heading 20.01, 20.04 or 20.05; (e) Pharmaceutical products (Chapter 30); or (f) Starches having the character of perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations (Chapter 33). 2.- (A) Products from the milling of the cereals listed in the table below fall in this Chapter if they have, by weight on the dry product : (a) a starch content (determined by the modified Ewers polarimetric method) exceeding that indicated in Column (2); and (b) an ash content (after deduction of any added minerals) not exceeding that indicated in Column (3). Otherwise, they fall in heading 23.02. However, germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground, is always classified in heading 11.04. (B) Products falling in this Chapter under the above provisions shall be classified in heading 11.01 or 11.02 if the percentage passing through a woven metal wire cloth sieve with the aperture indicated in Column (4) or (5) is not less, by weight, than that shown against the cereal concerned. Otherwise, they fall in heading 11.03 or 11.04. 3.- For the purposes of heading 11.03, the terms “groats” and “meal” mean products obtained by the fragmentation of cereal grains, of which : (a) in the case of maize (corn) products, at least 95 % by weight passes through a woven metal wire cloth sieve with an aperture of 2 mm; (b) in the case of other cereal products, at least 95 % by weight passes through a woven metal wire cloth sieve with an aperture of 1.25 mm.