Food-Grade Once-Refined Cottonseed Oil from Japan
Cottonseed oil alkali-washed for initial purification in food processing plants, pending further refinement. Classified precisely under HTS 1512.29.0020 for its single-step refinement. Used in canned goods and snack food frying.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Obtain FDA prior notice for food imports and ensure compliance with GRAS status for cottonseed oil
• Provide chromatograms showing absence of bleaching earth residues
• Monitor for gossypol content declaration, a natural toxin in cottonseed requiring labeling