Denatured Canola Cooking Oil from China
Refined canola oil (rapeseed oil) that has been denatured with additives like alcohol to render it unfit for human consumption, used primarily in industrial processes such as biofuel production or as a base for paints. It falls under HTS 1514.99.50 as denatured rapeseed oil, not chemically modified beyond denaturation. This classification excludes merely denatured oils reclassified elsewhere per chapter notes.
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
• Verify denaturation meets customs standards with lab certificates to avoid reclassification as edible oil; declare exact additive used for denaturation; watch for common pitfalls like insufficient documentation leading to higher duties under edible oil headings