Safflower Cooking Oil from Japan
Refined safflower oil, high in polyunsaturated fats, used for salad dressings and light cooking due to its neutral flavor. Falls under HTS 1512.19.00 as safflower oil and fractions thereof, refined but not chemically modified, in the 'other' subheading. Covers edible refined safflower variants.
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 peroxide value tests show low oxidation for shelf-stable imports, meeting food import standards
• Declare fatty acid composition accurately, as high linoleic safflower might face different scrutiny
• Avoid blending declarations that could reclassify under mixed oils in other headings