Chicle Gum Base Paste
Chicle paste, the natural gum from Manilkara chicle trees used historically in chewing gum, imported as a primary paste form. Covered by HTS 4001.30.00.10 as chicle (similar natural gum), meeting primary forms definition in Chapter note 2(a).
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If waste from chicle processing
Chapter note 6 specifies manufacturing scrap as 4004, not primary.
If treated as vegetable sap extract
Chapter 13 for non-rubber gums; chicle's vulcanizable nature keeps in 4001.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Comply with FDA food contact regulations; provide purity assays excluding contaminants
• Declare historical use (chewing gum base) but affirm uncompounded status
Related Products under HTS 4001.30.00.10
Guayule Rubber Latex
Guayule latex, derived from Parthenium argentatum shrubs, is a hypoallergenic natural rubber alternative supplied as a primary liquid dispersion. It qualifies under HTS 4001.30.00.10 as guayule (a similar natural gum per Chapter note 1), in primary form without compounding.
Balata Gum Granules
Balata granules consist of natural gum from bully trees (Manilkara bidentata), processed into crumb/granule primary bulk form for easy handling. HTS 4001.30.00.10 applies as balata (natural gum per Chapter 40), in primary granules per note 2(b).
Gutta-Percha Sheets
Uncured gutta-percha sheets are simply cut rectangular plates from coagulated sap, retaining raw character without vulcanization. Classified in HTS 4001.30.00.10 as primary sheets per Chapter note 8, for gutta-percha not elsewhere specified.
Guayule Primary Powder
Guayule powder is micronized natural gum from shrub extraction in bulk primary form for compounding. Under HTS 4001.30.00.10 as guayule primary powder (note 2(b)), uncompounded.
Gutta Lumps
Irregular gutta-percha lumps are coagulated natural gum blocks in primary bulk form from tree tapping. HTS 4001.30.00.10 for gutta-percha primary lumps (note 2(b)).
Chicle Primary Dispersion
Chicle aqueous dispersion for gum base, primary liquid form. HTS 4001.30.00.10 as chicle per chapter definition.