Bulk Crude Linseed Oil for Industrial Use from China
Large-volume crude linseed oil shipped in tankers for manufacturing paints and inks, unrefined with high impurity levels. HTS 1515.11.00.00 applies to this unprocessed fixed vegetable oil.
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
• Declare end-use as industrial to qualify for potential duty exemptions or preferences
• Comply with VOC emission standards for solvent traces in destination country
• Use nitrogen blanketing in tanks to prevent oxidation during ocean transit