Bulk Palm Nuts for Crushing from China
Bulk palm nuts for crushing are unhusked or partially husked oil palm fruits imported specifically for industrial kernel separation and oil pressing. Under HTS 1207.10.00.00 as palm nuts and kernels, this covers oleaginous materials in raw or minimally processed form. Essential raw material for palm kernel oil industry.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Bulk importers should secure vessel fumigation certificates; declare intended use as oil extraction to support classification; monitor free fatty acid content at entry