Linoleic Acid 70% Concentrate from China
Concentrated linoleic acid (C18:2) from safflower oil distillation, classified as unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acid under HTS 2916.15.51.00. Used in cosmetics, nutritional supplements, and polymer synthesis. Contains typical impurities but meets Chapter 29 separate compound definition.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Submit fatty acid profile chromatogram showing linoleic >60% with other unsaturated acids
• Label as 'Not for direct food use' if purity insufficient for GRAS status to avoid FDA scrutiny
• Declare exact isomer content to distinguish from conjugated forms potentially classifiable elsewhere