Raw Opium Latex from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• 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