Pharmaceutical-Grade Opium Sap
Pharmaceutical-grade opium sap is minimally processed latex from opium poppies, standardized for morphine content and used as raw material in drug manufacturing. Classified under HTS 1302.11.00.00 as it qualifies as opium vegetable sap, not yet a finished medicinal product.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If further processed into dosage-form medicaments
Once mixed with excipients for therapeutic use, it qualifies as a medicament under Chapter 30, excluded from 1302.
If it's licorice extract instead
Chapter notes specify licorice root extracts under 1302.12, distinguishing from opium sap.
If imported as dried poppy plants or straw
Unextracted plants or straw are classified as plants used in perfumery or pharmacy under heading 1211.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Secure prior approval from FDA and DEA with detailed end-use statements for legitimate medical purposes
• Maintain cold chain logistics and sealed tamper-evident packaging to preserve integrity
Related Products under HTS 1302.11.00.00
Raw Opium Latex
Raw opium latex is the milky sap extracted directly from the seed pods of Papaver somniferum, containing a mixture of alkaloids such as morphine and codeine. It falls under HTS 1302.11.00.00 as a vegetable sap classified specifically as opium, prior to any refinement or processing into extracts.
Crude Opium Tincture Base
Crude opium tincture base is fresh opium sap intended for immediate dilution into tinctures, imported in bulk for pharmaceutical compounding. HTS 1302.11.00.00 covers this as opium without alcoholic content or medicinal formulation.
Poppy Sap Opium for Extraction
Poppy sap opium for extraction is the air-dried latex from Papaver somniferum capsules, used industrially to isolate alkaloids. It precisely matches HTS 1302.11.00.00 for opium as a vegetable sap.
Morphine-Rich Opium Gum
Morphine-rich opium gum is the coagulated sap collected from incised poppy capsules, prized for its high morphine alkaloid concentration in natural form. It is imported under HTS 1302.11.00.00 as unrefined opium sap for extraction in alkaloid production.