1512.29.00.40/Industrial Fully Refined Cottonseed Oil/Japan

Industrial Fully Refined Cottonseed Oil from Japan

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 — 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 avoid food safety scrutiny; binding rulings help

• Avoid food-grade packaging to prevent retail misclassification