Agar-agar
Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products. > Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products: > Agar-agar > Agar-agar
Duty Rate (from China)
Products classified under Tariff item 1302.31.00.00
Agar-Agar Flakes
Agar-agar flakes are dried and flaked extracts from red seaweed, offering a convenient form for culinary gelling without modification. They are a pure vegetable-derived mucilage, unmodified, and fall under tariff item 1302.31.00 as agar-agar.
1302.31.00Agar-Agar Granules
Agar-agar granules are coarse particles of pure red algae extract, dissolving easily for instant gels in beverages. They are granulated but unmodified agar-agar mucilage, falling under tariff item 1302.31.00.
1302.31.00Bacteriological Agar Strips
Bacteriological agar strips are thin, dried sheets of pure agar-agar from Gelidium algae, rehydrated for lab plating. They are unmodified vegetable mucilage in strip form, not a finished diagnostic product, and fall under tariff item 1302.31.00.
1302.31.00Cosmetic-Grade Agar-Agar
Cosmetic-grade agar-agar forms gels in hair products and creams from pure algae extract. It is a vegetable mucilage, not essential oil based, and falls under tariff item 1302.31.00 as unmodified agar-agar.
1302.31.00Food-Grade Agar-Agar Powder
Food-grade agar-agar powder is a high-purity extract from Gracilaria seaweed, standardized for direct use in jellies and bakery without additives. It qualifies for tariff item 1302.31.00 as unmodified agar-agar, a natural vegetable mucilage.
1302.31.00Food Thickener Agar Powder
Food thickener agar powder stabilizes soups and sauces as a pure red algae mucilage. It is an unmodified product, heat-stable up to 85°C, and falls under tariff item 1302.31.00.
1302.31.00High-Gel-Strength Agar-Agar
High-gel-strength agar-agar from premium Gelidium algae provides firm gels for canning and biotech. It is a natural, unmodified thickener with gel strength over 1000 g/cm², falling under tariff item 1302.31.00.
1302.31.00Industrial Agar-Agar Blocks
Industrial agar-agar blocks are bulk-cast pure agar for slicing into lab or food uses. They are in unmodified form, economical for large-scale processing, and fall under tariff item 1302.31.00.
1302.31.00Microbiological Agar-Agar
Microbiological agar-agar is a refined powder from red algae used as a solidifying agent in petri dishes for bacterial cultures. It is pure, unmodified agar-agar functioning as a vegetable mucilage, falling under tariff item 1302.31.00.
1302.31.00Organic Agar-Agar Powder
Organic agar-agar powder is certified organic extract from wild-harvested red algae, free of pesticides for natural foods. It is a pure, unmodified mucilage thickener from vegetable sources, falling under tariff item 1302.31.00.
1302.31.00Pharmaceutical-Grade Agar
Pharmaceutical-grade agar is ultra-pure agar-agar from controlled algal sources, used as a laxative base or capsule filler. It is classified under tariff item 1302.31.00 as an unmodified vegetable thickener, provided it is not in dosage form.
1302.31.00Powdered Agar-Agar
Powdered agar-agar is a gelatinous substance extracted from red algae, primarily Gelidium and Gracilaria species, used as a thickening agent in food applications. It falls under tariff item 1302.31.00 as unmodified agar-agar.
1302.31.00Pure Gelidium Agar Powder
Pure Gelidium agar powder from high-quality red algae offers superior clarity and strength. It is a specific agar-agar type, preferred for luxury desserts, and falls under tariff item 1302.31.00.
1302.31.00Strip Agar for Labs
Strip agar for labs consists of flexible, pure agar-agar sheets from Gracilaria, cut for electrophoresis or culturing. It is covered under tariff item 1302.31.00 as unmodified vegetable-derived mucilage, not for diagnostic kits.
1302.31.00Vegan Gelatin Agar-Agar
Vegan gelatin agar-agar is a plant-based alternative to animal gelatin, extracted from red seaweed for use in marshmallows and puddings. It fits tariff item 1302.31.00 as pure agar-agar mucilage, unmodified and derived from vegetable sources.