Raw Cottonseed Oil for Refining from Canada
Unprocessed cottonseed oil straight from pressing mills, crude form with impurities intact but gossypol optionally removed. Classified under HTS 1512.21.00.00 as it matches the description of crude cottonseed oil and fractions thereof, not refined or chemically modified. Primarily imported for industrial refining into salad or cooking oils.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include mill extraction certificates to prove crude status; comply with USDA import permits for oilseeds products
• Common pitfall: incorrect valuation if bundled with refining services