Licorice Root Extract Fluid from China
Liquid extract from Glycyrrhiza glabra roots, used as a natural sweetener and flavoring in foods and beverages. Falls under HTS 1302.19.9140 as a vegetable sap/extract, provided it contains ≤10% sucrose and is not confectionery. Excludes medicinal or high-sucrose forms per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
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)
Import Tips
• Test for sucrose content (<10% by weight) with HPLC reports to stay in 1302
• Label clearly as 'industrial extract' not for direct confectionery use to avoid 1704
• Include botanical source documentation; watch for glycyrrhizin thresholds linking to 2938