Mustard Seed Oil Denatured for Cosmetics Base from China
Denatured refined mustard seed oil used as a raw base in cosmetic manufacturing, rendered inedible. Under HTS 1514.99.50 for denatured mustard oil fractions, not chemically modified. Excludes denatured oils reclassed to undenatured equivalents.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Label as industrial/cosmetic use only with denaturation specs; comply with cosmetic import regs alongside tariff; pitfall: incomplete CoA leading to food oil classification