Heading 2303

Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues, beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets

6 declarable lines

Heading 2303 covers the solid residues left over from starch manufacture, sugar manufacture, and brewing or distilling, whether or not pressed into pellets. It splits into three lines of goods: starch residues and similar residues (2303.10), beet-pulp, bagasse and other sugar-manufacture waste (2303.20), and brewing or distilling dregs and waste (2303.30). These are low-value by-products sold mainly as animal feed ingredients, not finished feed preparations.

Products in this heading

Corn gluten feed
Corn gluten meal
Dried beet-pulp
Wet beet-pulp
Bagasse
Brewers grains (brewing dregs)
Distillers grains and stillage solids
Starch factory residue other than corn gluten

How to choose the right subheading

Source process: starch manufacture, sugar manufacture, or brewing/distilling decides the 2303.10, 2303.20 or 2303.30 subheading
Whether the material is beet-pulp versus bagasse versus other sugar waste, since dried beet-pulp has its own line
Whether the goods are dried or undried beet-pulp, which separates 2303.20.00.20 from 2303.20.00.40
Whether the product is a single residue stream or a blended feed preparation, since blends leave this heading
Whether the goods are pelleted, which does not change the subheading

Often confused with

Bran, sharps and middlings from milling grain
Cereal milling residues sit in 2302, not with starch factory residues.
Heading 2302
Soybean meal and other oilcake from oil extraction
Residues left after extracting vegetable oil are classified in 2306.
Heading 2306
Blended or prepared animal feed
Mixed feed preparations are 2309; 2303 covers single by-product streams.
Heading 2309
Meat and bone meal or fish meal
Animal and fish meals unfit for human consumption are 2301.
Heading 2301

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for corn gluten feed?

Corn gluten feed is classified under 2303.10.00.10, with a general (MFN) rate of 1.4%.

What is the duty on dried beet-pulp?

Dried beet-pulp enters under 2303.20.00.20 and the general (MFN) rate is Free. Other beet-pulp and sugar-manufacture waste under 2303.20.00.40 is also Free.

How do I classify brewers grains and distillers grains?

Brewing or distilling dregs and waste, including brewers grains and distillers grains, go under 2303.30.00.00 at a general (MFN) rate of Free. Corn-based starch residues such as corn gluten meal take 2303.10.00.20 instead, at 1.4%.

Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.