Safrole-Rich Sassafras Oil Extract from China
High-safrole content essential oil from sassafras bark distillation, explicitly under HTS 3301.29.51.41 for sassafras oils. Primarily imported for industrial fragrance compounding.
Duty Rate — China → United States
7.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.870%Universal product exemption, description-limited (U.S. note 52(c))
Import Tips
• File with DEA import permit if safrole exceeds trace levels, due to controlled substance regulations
• Use GC-MS analysis reports to document composition for Customs verification
• Avoid food-grade labeling to prevent FDA rejection under safrole ban in ingestibles