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1512.21.00.00/Cottonseed Salad Oil Crude Base/Japan

Cottonseed Salad Oil Crude Base from Japan

Pre-refining crude cottonseed oil intended for salad oil production, gossypol removed to meet purity baselines. Under HTS 1512.21.00.00 as explicitly crude, prior to refining steps like alkali treatment. Essential raw material for clear cooking oils.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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Import Tips

• File FDA prior notice 72hrs ahead for food crude oil; ensure color index <50 for crude status

• Pitfall: winterization pre-import changes to refined