Cottonseed Salad Oil from China
Winterized and refined cottonseed oil used in salad dressings for its light color and mild taste after removal of waxes. Classified under HTS 1512.19.00 as cottonseed oil, refined without chemical modification, fitting 'other' for such processed forms. Winterization is a physical refining step.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.9%
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
• Provide winterization certificates to prove physical refining only, not chemical alteration
• Test for gossypol content, as residual levels must meet FDA limits for edible cottonseed oil
• Use nitrogen-flushed packaging to prevent rancidity, avoiding quality issues at entry