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.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If containing 50% or more alkaloids by weight
Concentrates of poppy straw with high alkaloid levels shift to Chapter 29 as alkaloids, per exclusion in chapter notes.
If formulated into medicaments containing alkaloids
Processed into hormone or alkaloid-based drugs, it becomes a pharmaceutical product under heading 3003, excluded from 1302.
If from a different vegetable source but similar sap
Other vegetable saps not specifically opium fall under the residual subheading 1302.19.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Obtain DEA import license and comply with international narcotic treaties like the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs
• Provide certificates of analysis verifying alkaloid content and origin from licensed cultivation areas
• Avoid misclassification as a finished medicament; ensure documentation proves it's unprocessed sap
Related Products under HTS 1302.11.00.00
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.
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.
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.