# HS heading 11.08: Starches; inulin

> HS heading 11.08 covers starches; inulin. It is in chapter 11 (products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten). It is split into 6 subheadings: 1108.11 (starches, wheat starch), 1108.12 (starches, maize (corn) starch), 1108.13 (starches, potato starch), 1108.14 (starches, manioc (cassava) starch), 1108.19 (starches, other starches) and 1108.20 (inulin).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1108
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/11) / [11.08](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1108)

## Key facts

- Heading: 11.08
- Description: Starches; inulin
- Chapter: 11: Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten
- Subheadings: 6
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 11.08 covers starches; inulin.

It is split into 6 subheadings: 1108.11 (starches, wheat starch), 1108.12 (starches, maize (corn) starch), 1108.13 (starches, potato starch), 1108.14 (starches, manioc (cassava) starch), 1108.19 (starches, other starches) and 1108.20 (inulin).

- [1108.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/110811) Starches: Wheat starch
- [1108.12](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/110812) Starches: Maize (corn) starch
- [1108.13](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/110813) Starches: Potato starch
- [1108.14](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/110814) Starches: Manioc (cassava) starch
- [1108.19](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/110819) Starches: Other starches
- [1108.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/110820) Inulin

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 11 are classified in its other 8 headings, listed below.

- [11.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1101) Wheat or meslin flour
- [11.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1102) Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin
- [11.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1103) Cereal groats, meal and pellets
- [11.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1104) Cereal grains otherwise worked (for example, hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled), except rice of heading 10.06; germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground
- [11.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1105) Flour, meal, powder, flakes, granules and pellets of potatoes
- [11.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1106) Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 07.13, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading 07.14 or of the products of Chapter 8
- [11.07](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1107) Malt, whether or not roasted
- [11.09](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1109) Wheat gluten, whether or not dried

## How it is structured

Heading 11.08 is one of 9 headings in chapter 11. Its first two digits, 11, are the chapter; the next two, 08, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (1108.11, 1108.12, 1108.13).

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under heading 11.08 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.

- Previous heading: [11.07](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1107) Malt, whether or not roasted
- Next heading: [11.09](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1109) Wheat gluten, whether or not dried

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 11.08 cover?

HS heading 11.08 covers starches; inulin.

### Which chapter is HS heading 11.08 in?

HS heading 11.08 is in chapter 11 (products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 11.08 have?

HS heading 11.08 has 6 subheadings: 1108.11 (starches, wheat starch), 1108.12 (starches, maize (corn) starch), 1108.13 (starches, potato starch), 1108.14 (starches, manioc (cassava) starch), 1108.19 (starches, other starches) and 1108.20 (inulin).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1108.json