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Industrial Fully Refined Cottonseed Oil from Mexico

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 — Mexico → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico

Import Tips

Declare end-use as industrial to avoid food safety scrutiny; binding rulings help

Avoid food-grade packaging to prevent retail misclassification