Used Cooking Oil (UCO) Biodiesel from Mexico
Recycled biodiesel produced from waste vegetable oils collected from restaurants, processed into FAME fuel with <70% petroleum. Classified in HTS 3826.00.3000 as qualifying biodiesel from any fat/oil source per heading definition.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
16.5%
Rate breakdown
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 waste collection chain-of-custody docs and ISCC-EU certification for UCO authenticity to claim RIN credits
• Conduct gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) for feedstock verification; common issue is undeclared animal fat content
• Ensure filtration removes impurities like water >0.05% to meet ASTM specs and avoid customs rejection