Poppy Sap Opium for Extraction from Japan
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.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• File with U.S. quota allocations under INCB monitoring for licit trade
• Package in low-permeability drums to prevent leakage and odor escape
• Differentiate from concentrate; crude sap must not exceed 50% alkaloid threshold