Licorice Root Extract Fluid from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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