Industrial Cottonseed Oil Fraction from China
Refined cottonseed oil fraction for non-food industrial applications like paints, not chemically modified. Classified in HTS 1512.29.00 as other cottonseed oil. Provides drying properties in varnishes and lubricants.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
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)
Import Tips
• Specify end-use as industrial in commercial invoice to differentiate from edible rates
• Ensure no food-grade labeling to prevent misclassification as culinary oil
• Check for VOC regulations in destination country for paint/lubricant applications