High Oleic Safflower Oil from Mexico
High oleic safflower oil is a safflower oil variety bred to contain elevated levels of monounsaturated oleic acid, offering enhanced oxidative stability for frying and industrial food applications. The oil is refined through physical processes that do not chemically modify its triglyceride structure, and the high oleic content is a genetic trait of the seed. As a refined safflower oil not elsewhere specified, it is classified under tariff item 1512.19.29 for "Other" safflower oil and fractions.
Duty Rate — Mexico → Canada
Import Tips
• - Provide documentation confirming the high oleic content is due to seed breeding, not chemical modification, to support classification under this item
• - If the oil is used in food products, ensure compliance with CFIA's food additive and labelling standards
• - Keep detailed records of the refining steps to demonstrate the oil is not chemically modified, as required by the tariff notes