Agar-Agar Flakes from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → Canada
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Import Tips
• Ensure the flakes are unmodified and contain no added sucrose or other ingredients to stay under 1302.31.00
• Declare the seaweed species (e.g
• Gelidium) to the CBSA for accurate classification
• Keep supplier documentation proving it is not a finished food product