Licorice Root Extract Liquid from China
Liquid extract from licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) used as a natural sweetener and flavoring in foods and beverages. Classified under HTS 1302.19.91 as a vegetable extract, provided it contains no more than 10% sucrose and is not confectionery.
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 and document sucrose content below 10% to stay in 1302; otherwise, it moves to heading 1704
• Include lab reports on glycyrrhizin levels to distinguish from products in heading 2938
• Specify non-medicinal, food-grade use on invoices to avoid scrutiny under heading 3003