Palm Kernel Fatty Acid Distilled from Mexico
Distilled mixed fatty acids from palm kernel (C8-C18), primarily lauric/myristic/palmitic. Classified under 2915.90.10.50 when meeting purity as vegetable-origin acids. Used in detergent and emulsifier production.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
110%
Rate breakdown
9903.04.6095%Except as provided in heading 9903.04.61, patented pharmaceutical articles as provided for in subdivisions (c) and (d) of U.S. note 40 to this subchapter
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide distillation specification sheet showing individual acid percentages,Mixed acids risk chapter 38 classification if not predominantly single acids,Detergent-grade requires no animal fat contamination certification