Expeller Pressed Crude Copra Oil

Crude coconut oil produced via mechanical expeller pressing of copra, retaining meal residues. HTS 1513.11.00.00 applies to this unrefined, non-chemically modified product.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+7.5%7.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFreeFree
🇨🇦CanadaFreeFree
🇩🇪GermanyFreeFree
🇯🇵JapanFreeFree

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

2306.60.00.00Higher: 17.5% vs 7.5%

If for the copra meal residue co-product

Oil-cake from coconut extraction is in Chapter 23 as animal feed, not oil.

1513.21.00.00Higher: 17.5% vs 7.5%

If babassu oil instead of coconut

Babassu crude oil is a separate subheading in 1513 due to different source.

3823.19.20.00Higher: 19.8% vs 7.5%

If industrial fatty acid distillates from crude

Distilled fatty acids from crude coconut oil classify as industrial chemicals.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Document expeller method to distinguish from solvent-extracted, ensuring crude status

Test for peroxide value to confirm no oxidative refining has occurred

Avoid common error of shipping with added antioxidants, risking chemical modification claim