Spearmint Absolute Extract from China
Spearmint absolute, a highly concentrated form obtained by solvent extraction from Mentha spicata, used in high-end perfumery. HTS 3301.25.00.20 covers such absolutes and concretes of spearmint essential oils.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Submit solvent extraction certificates and purity assays; absolutes often scrutinized for residual solvents under FDA rules
• Avoid retail packaging to prevent shift to 3307; declare as 'industrial absolute' with end-use statement