Gac Melon Seeds for Oil Production
Seeds from gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis), a type of melon rich in oil, imported for extraction in cosmetics and supplements. HTS 1207.70.00 includes these exotic melon seeds as other oil seeds. Typically imported in bulk, unbroken form.
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Alternative Classifications
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If used as herbal plants/parts
Chapter Note to 1211 covers certain plants; if marketed as medicinal melon seed parts, shifts from oil seeds.
If seeds of herbage or ornamental flowers
If gac seeds positioned for ornamental sowing, per 1209 note, they become sowing seeds not oil types.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Source from certified suppliers to meet APHIS requirements for non-quarantined seed imports
• Include botanical identification on documentation to confirm melon species under 1207
Related Products under HTS 1207.70.00
Watermelon Seeds for Oil Extraction
Dried seeds extracted from watermelons (Citrullus lanatus), primarily used for pressing to obtain melon seed oil. Classified under HTS 1207.70.00 as melon seeds, which are oleaginous fruits valued for their high oil content. These seeds are typically hulled or whole and not intended for direct human consumption as snacks.
Cantaloupe Seeds Bulk for Processing
Seeds from cantaloupe melons (Cucumis melo), harvested and cleaned for industrial oil production. HTS 1207.70.00 covers these as melon seeds, an other oil seed whether whole or broken. They are not treated for sowing or eating but valued for fixed oil yield.
Honeydew Melon Seeds for Oleaginous Use
Oleaginous seeds from honeydew melons, suitable for crushing into cooking oil or animal feed oil. These fit HTS 1207.70.00 as unbroken or broken melon seeds in Chapter 12 for oil seeds and fruits. Not for sowing or direct edible use.
Casaba Melon Seeds for Crushing
Seeds harvested from casaba melons, prepared for mechanical crushing to yield fixed oil. HTS 1207.70.00 designates them as melon seeds, part of other oil seeds whether or not broken. Bulk import form, not retail packaged.
Winter Melon Seeds Industrial Grade
Industrial-grade seeds from winter melons (Benincasa hispida), broken or whole for oil milling. Classified in HTS 1207.70.00 as melon seeds, oleaginous fruits of Chapter 12. Used in food processing rather than sowing.