1512.21.00.00/Industrial Crude Cottonseed Oil/Japan

Industrial Crude Cottonseed Oil from Japan

Crude cottonseed oil for non-food industrial uses like soap or paint production, gossypol status variable. Classified in HTS 1512.21.00.00 as it covers all crude cottonseed oils regardless of end use, not refined or modified. Differs from food-grade by lack of stringent purity.

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

• Declare end use as industrial to skip food regs; provide FFA specs >3% for crude proof

• Pitfall: end-use changes post-import can trigger reclassification