Industrial Fully Refined Cottonseed Oil from China
Fully refined cottonseed oil (washed, bleached, deodorized) for non-food industrial applications like lubricants. Still under HTS 1512.29.0040 as refined cottonseed oil not chemically modified. Distinction from edible relies on end-use declaration.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Declare end-use as industrial to avoid food safety scrutiny; binding rulings help
• Avoid food-grade packaging to prevent retail misclassification