High FFA Crude Cottonseed Oil from Germany
Crude cottonseed oil with elevated free fatty acids (>5%), gossypol status per process, for discount refining. Fits HTS 1512.21.00.00 precisely as crude definition includes high impurity levels. Discounted for soapstock recovery.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Provide FFA assay reports; lower duties possible on quality discount
• Pitfall: contamination flags if moisture >0.5%