Unrefined Babassu Oil from China
Crude oil pressed from babassu palm nuts (Orbignya spp.), valued for its lauric acid content in soaps and detergents. Falls under HTS 1513.21.00.00 as crude babassu oil, unrefined and chemically unmodified.
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
• Provide botanical certification confirming babassu (Orbignya) origin to distinguish from palm kernel
• Test for crude characteristics like high moisture/impurities; bleached or deodorized moves to 1513.29
• Watch for CITES restrictions if babassu harvest impacts protected species habitats