1514.99.50.20/Denatured Mustard Seed Oil for Industrial Lubricants/China

Denatured Mustard Seed Oil for Industrial Lubricants from China

This is refined mustard seed oil that has been denatured by adding a denaturant to make it unfit for human consumption, primarily used as a base for bio-lubricants in machinery. It falls under HTS 1514.99.50.20 because it is a fraction of mustard seed oil that is denatured but not chemically modified beyond refinement. Denaturation distinguishes it from edible oils classified elsewhere.

Duty Rate — China → United States

20%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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)

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Import Tips

• Verify denaturation documentation from the producer, as U.S

• Customs requires proof that the oil is unfit for food use to qualify under this subheading

• Include lab analysis certificates confirming mustard seed origin and absence of chemical modification beyond denaturation

• Avoid misdeclaration as edible oil; common pitfalls include insufficient denaturant levels leading to reclassification and penalties