1514.99.50.20/Denatured Mustard Seed Oil for Industrial Lubricants/Germany

Denatured Mustard Seed Oil for Industrial Lubricants from Germany

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 — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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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