Worked Grains of Cereals Other Than Oats or Corn (Hulled, Pearled, Sliced, or Kibbled)

Pearled barley (1104291000) is the commercially dominant product in this heading, widely used in soups, stews, and health foods, while the residual line (1104299000) captures worked forms of wheat, rye, sorghum, and other cereals excluding rice of heading 1006. Canada and Italy are the leading suppliers, with China and India also significant sources for specialty worked grains such as pearled wheat (farro) and worked sorghum. The pearling process — which removes the outer bran layers by abrasion — is the defining processing step that distinguishes these products from rolled or flaked grains under heading 1104.1x. FDA food-import requirements apply to all food-grade shipments.