U.S. imports of Oats, Unmilled (SITC 04520) totaled $30.9M in August 2026, imported from 10 countries.
Importers of Oats, Unmilled paid $4K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.01% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Oats, Unmilled imports of $30.9M in August 2026 ran 24% above the year-to-date monthly average of $25.0M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataUnmilled oats enter the US primarily for further processing into rolled oats, oat flour, and oat bran — ingredients with strong demand in the food industry following FDA's recognition of oat beta-glucan's cholesterol-lowering health claim. Canada is the dominant supplier, with USMCA eliminating the standard duty on qualifying Canadian-origin shipments, making cross-border logistics and origin certification straightforward for most importers. Mycotoxin screening, particularly for deoxynivalenol (DON), is a standard quality checkpoint, and FDA prior-notice filing is required at entry.
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1.7K import shipments a month
Processors generally specify minimum test weight, maximum moisture content, limits on deoxynivalenol (DON) mycotoxin, and freedom from wild oat contamination. Gluten-free oat programs add purity-protocol requirements — including segregated handling from field through delivery — to meet FDA's threshold for gluten-free labeling. Importers should request third-party DON and purity certificates from suppliers.
FDA's authorized health claim linking oat beta-glucan consumption to reduced risk of heart disease has driven sustained demand for oat ingredients in cereals, snack bars, and beverages. This has increased processor interest in securing consistent supplies of high-beta-glucan oat varieties, sometimes sourced internationally when domestic supply is tight or specific variety characteristics are needed.
Basic heading 90 of 337 in section 0
Basic heading 04520 · $30.9M of $14.7B
Imports · August 2026
origin
Canada and South Korea together supply 100% of it. China pays 37.5% duty; Canada 0.0%.
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Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish state detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
ImportsExports
Imports
$30.9MYoY · free account
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$777KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $324.3M of Oats, Unmilled and exported $10.4M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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