Pharmaceutical-Grade Opium Sap from Japan
Pharmaceutical-grade opium sap is minimally processed latex from opium poppies, standardized for morphine content and used as raw material in drug manufacturing. It qualifies as opium under tariff item 1302.11.00 because it remains a vegetable sap, not yet formulated into a medicament.
Duty Rate — Japan → Canada
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Import Tips
• Ensure the sap is not mixed with excipients or active pharmaceutical ingredients, which would make it a medicament
• Apply for an import permit under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act
• Provide a certificate of analysis showing morphine content to CBSA