Locust Bean Seed Extract from Japan
Concentrated aqueous extract from locust bean seeds used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals as a gelling agent. HTS 1302.32.00.40 covers this unmodified vegetable-derived mucilage and thickener from locust beans. It hydrates skin in lotions without synthetic additives.
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
• Ensure no medicinal claims to avoid 3003/3004 reclassification per chapter notes
• Document extraction process to prove vegetable origin and lack of modification