Boiled Tung Oil from China
Boiled tung oil is polymerized by heating with metallic driers, used in traditional wood finishing. Classified under HTS 1518.00.40.00 as heat-polymerized vegetable oil.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28%
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
• List drier metals (Co, Mn, Zr) and percentages to prove boiling process
• Flash point testing mandatory for hazardous material shipping
• VOC content labeling required for finishing applications