1521.90.40.00/Candelilla Wax Yellow/Japan

Candelilla Wax Yellow from Japan

Yellow candelilla wax is extracted from the candelilla shrub, a hard vegetable wax used in lipsticks and chewing gum. It qualifies under HTS 1521.90.40.00 for other vegetable waxes, refined or colored.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Include extraction method docs to prove non-triglyceride composition per chapter exclusions

• Batch test for heavy metals, common in plant waxes, to pass FDA entry if food-contact intended

• Specify 'T1' grade for food use to streamline customs review