Broken Castor Oil Seeds from Mexico
Mechanically fractured castor oil seeds ready for oil pressing, explicitly covered by HTS 1207.30.00.00 'whether or not broken'. Common in bulk shipments for biofuel production.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Use ISPM-15 compliant packaging for broken seeds to avoid quarantine
• Quantify breakage percentage in commercial invoice for accurate valuation
• Beware of dust generation; specify handling precautions in shipping docs