Brazil Nut Oil from China
Brazil nut oil, high in selenium, is extracted for nutritional supplements and frying. As a fraction of fixed nut vegetable oil, not chemically modified, it enters under HTS 1515.90.21.00. Primarily from Amazonian Brazil nuts.
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
• Include selenium content analysis for health claim substantiation
• Source sustainably certified to meet growing ESG import scrutiny
• Filter declarations to specify pure oil vs nut butter mixtures