Cajun Gumbo File Powder from Japan
Sassafras leaf and thyme powder blend used as thickener and seasoning in Creole gumbos. HTS 2103.90.80.00 classifies this as mixed seasoning despite primary thickening function.
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
• Provide safrole content analysis certificates under FDA 50ppm limit
• Label botanical names (sassafras albidum) for accurate identification
• Distinguish from pure sassafras to avoid medicinal herb classification