Cereal groats; meal and pellets

HS v2017 Code: 1103

About cereal groats; meal and pellets

HS code 1103 covers the production of cereal groats, meal, and pellets. These products are derived from various cereal grains, such as wheat, corn, and barley, and play a crucial role in the global food and animal feed industries. Cereal groats, meal, and pellets are versatile ingredients used in a wide range of food and feed applications, contributing to food security and the broader agricultural economy.

Production process

The production of cereal groats, meal, and pellets typically involves a series of processing steps. First, the cereal grains are cleaned and sorted to remove any impurities. The grains are then milled or ground into a coarse flour or meal, known as groats. Depending on the desired end product, the groats may be further processed into pellets through a process of extrusion and compression.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of cereal groats, meal, and pellets are the raw cereal grains, such as 1001 Wheat, 1005 Corn, and 1003 Barley. Additionally, specialized milling and extrusion equipment, as well as energy sources, are necessary for the various processing steps involved.

Production outputs

The primary outputs of HS code 1103 are cereal groats, meal, and pellets, which are used as ingredients in a variety of food and animal feed products. These outputs may be further processed or consumed by industries covered under other HS codes, such as 1901 Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, 2309 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding, and 2302 Bran, sharps and other residues, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals.

Family tree for cereal groats; meal and pellets

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/11'>11: Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1103'>1103: Cereal groats; meal and pellets</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1101'>1101: Wheat or meslin flour</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1102'>1102: Cereal flours; other than of wheat or meslin</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1104'>1104: Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled) except rice of heading no. 1006; germ of cereals whole, rolled, flaked or ground</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1105'>1105: Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1106'>1106: Flour, meal and powder; of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading no. 0713, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading no. 0714 or of the products of chapter 8</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1107'>1107: Malt; whether or not roasted</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1108'>1108: Starches; inulin</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/1109'>1109: Wheat gluten; whether or not dried</a>"]

    B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/110311'>110311: Cereal groats and meal; of wheat</a>"]
B --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/110313'>110313: Cereal groats and meal; of maize (corn)</a>"]
B --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/110319'>110319: Cereal groats and meal; n.e.c. in heading no. 1103</a>"]
B --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/110320'>110320: Cereal pellets</a>"]


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