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Boiled Tung Oil from Japan

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 — 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

• 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