Fresh Poppy Straw Bundles for Alkaloid Processing

Freshly harvested poppy straw bundles from Papaver somniferum, chilled for preservation before drying and pharmaceutical extraction. HTS 1211.40.00.00 covers fresh, chilled forms used primarily in pharmacy. Typically imported quickly to maintain alkaloid integrity for morphine production.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1211.90Lower: 16% vs 35%

If fresh parts of other pharmacy plants like mint or sage

Chapter notes list specific herbs under 1211; poppy straw is distinctly subheaded.

0604Lower: 17% vs 35%

If live poppy plants rather than harvested straw

Dried/fresh cut foliage of live plants falls under chapter 6 for nursery products.

1302.19Lower: 10% vs 35%

If extracted vegetable saps containing alkaloids

Chapter 13 covers extracts/juices, not raw straw.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Maintain cold chain documentation for 'fresh/chilled' status to avoid reclassification as dried

• Pre-clear with FDA and DEA; poppy straw imports require advance narcotic manifest filings

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Dried Poppy Straw for Pharmaceutical Extraction

Dried poppy straw consisting of the stalks and capsules of Papaver somniferum after harvesting the seeds, primarily used for extracting alkaloids like morphine and codeine in pharmaceutical production. It falls under HTS 1211.40.00.00 as a plant part used primarily in pharmacy. The product is typically imported in bales or powdered form for processing.

Industrial Dried Poppy Straw for Codeine Production

Coarsely crushed dried poppy straw optimized for industrial codeine alkaloid extraction in bulk pharmaceutical facilities. Falls under HTS 1211.40.00.00 as a plant part primarily for pharmaceutical purposes. Sourced from low-erucic varieties but valued for opiates, not oil.

Powdered Papaver Somniferum Poppy Straw

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Australian Poppy Straw Concentrate Precursor

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Chilled Poppy Straw for Opiate Research Labs

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