Neutralized Cottonseed Oil from China
Cottonseed oil fraction neutralized to remove free fatty acids, prior to full refinement, not chemically modified. Under HTS 1512.29.00 as other cottonseed fractions. Intermediate product for further food processing.
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
• Provide neutralization process details excluding alkali beyond standard to affirm no modification
• Lab certify low FFA levels to distinguish from crude oil entries
• Bundle with downstream processing declarations for manufacturing importers