HS code 1108.12: Starches, maize (corn) starch
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Key facts
- HS code
- 1108.12
- Covers
- Starches, maize (corn) starch
- Heading
- 11.08: Starches; inulin
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 1108.12 covers starches, maize (corn) starch. It sits in heading 11.08 (starches; inulin) in chapter 11 (products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten). Other goods of heading 11.08 are classified under 1108.11 (starches, wheat starch), 1108.13 (starches, potato starch), 1108.14 (starches, manioc (cassava) starch), 1108.19 (starches, other starches) or 1 other.
What this code covers
HS code 1108.12 covers starches, maize (corn) starch.
The legal text of the subheading is “Starches: Maize (corn) starch”, read under “Starches”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 11.08 are classified under 1108.11 (starches, wheat starch), 1108.13 (starches, potato starch), 1108.14 (starches, manioc (cassava) starch), 1108.19 (starches, other starches) or 1 other.
How it is structured
1108.12 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 11, are the chapter; the first four, 1108, are heading 11.08; the last two, 12, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Heading 11.08
- Starches; inulin
- Within the heading
- Starches
- Subheading 1108.12
- Maize (corn) starch
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 1108.12 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1108.12 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 1108.12 cover?
HS code 1108.12 covers starches, maize (corn) starch.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 1108.12 in?
HS code 1108.12 is in heading 11.08 (starches; inulin) in chapter 11 (products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten).
Where are goods of heading 11.08 classified when 1108.12 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 11.08 are classified under 1108.11 (starches, wheat starch), 1108.13 (starches, potato starch), 1108.14 (starches, manioc (cassava) starch), 1108.19 (starches, other starches) or 1 other.
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.