Licorice Root Extract Fluid from Mexico
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 — 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
• 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