Cold-Pressed Peanut Oil from Mexico
Premium cold-pressed peanut oil retaining natural flavors from ground-nuts, used in gourmet cooking. Classified under HTS 1508.90.00.00 as other refined or non-chemically modified peanut oil fractions. Mechanical pressing without heat qualifies it here, distinct from crude.
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
• Include processing method documentation to distinguish cold-pressed from crude oils under 1508.10
• Ensure compliance with FDA prior notice for food imports and accurate net quantity declaration
• Test for residual impurities to avoid reclassification as soap-stocks under heading 1522 per chapter notes