Guar Gum Vegetable Extract

Crude extract from guar beans (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) yielding galactomannan gum. HTS 1302.19.9140 for unmodified form, before full processing. Natural thickener base.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+17.5%17.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1302.32.00Same rate: 17.5%

If refined into pectates/pectinates

Specific mucilages like guar derivatives in 1302.32.

3505.10.00Same rate: 17.5%

If highly purified gum form

Dextrins and modified starches include refined gums in 3505.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Viscosity testing differentiates crude from refined

Bulk only; no consumer packaging

Microbial specs critical for food use

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