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%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
• File FDA prior notice 72hrs ahead for food crude oil; ensure color index <50 for crude status
• Pitfall: winterization pre-import changes to refined