Certified Organic Sunflower Oil Lecithin Fraction from China
Lecithin extracted as a fraction from certified organic sunflower oil, used as an emulsifier in food and cosmetics. Falls under HTS 1512.19.00.25 as a non-chemically modified fraction of sunflower-seed oil with organic certification. It is not merely denatured, per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.4%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Submit phospholipid content specs to differentiate from crude lecithin in other headings
• Ensure no hexane residues if solvent-extracted, though cold-pressed preferred for organic
• Declare as 'fraction thereof' explicitly on commercial invoice to match HTS description