Castor Oil Fatty Acid Fraction from Japan
Isolated ricinoleic acid-rich fraction from castor oil, used in soaps, unchanged chemically. Under HTS 1515.30.00.00 as castor fraction; distinguishes from hydrolyzed products. Key for surface-active agents.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify fraction purity via chromatogram; not to be confused with split fatty acids
• Pitfall: hydrolysis moves to 1518