Raw Opium Latex from Mexico
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 — 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
• 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