Licorice Root Extract Liquid from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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