Poppy Sap Opium for Extraction from Mexico
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 — 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
• 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