Heading · Chapter 13
1302: Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products
Heading 1302 is divided into 9 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 13, lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts.
Duty rates compared
UK
EU
TürkiyeSubheadings 9
- 1302.11Vegetable saps and extracts: opium
- 1302.12Vegetable saps and extracts: of liquorice
- 1302.13Vegetable saps and extracts: of hops
- 1302.14Vegetable saps and extracts: of ephedra
- 1302.19Vegetable saps and extracts: otherOther vegetable saps and extracts
- 1302.20Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates
- 1302.31Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived: agar-agar
- 1302.32Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds
- 1302.39Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived: otherOther vegetable mucilages and thickeners
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$820kUS$820k+US$12m+US$95m+> US$583m
Exports: 176
- China: US$2bn
- India: US$1bn
- France: US$626m
- Germany: US$625m
- Spain: US$590m
- United States: US$583m
- Italy: US$298m
- Denmark: US$280m
- Philippines: US$217m
- Indonesia: US$165m
- Brazil: US$152m
- Chile: US$144m
- Mexico: US$142m
- United Kingdom: US$134m
- Netherlands: US$128m
- Switzerland: US$106m
- Czechia: US$97m
- South Korea: US$95m
- Vietnam: US$87m
- Belgium: US$85m
- Ireland: US$74m
- Morocco: US$55m
- Canada: US$54m
- Japan: US$47m
- Pakistan: US$42m
- Poland: US$42m
- Uzbekistan: US$39m
- Australia: US$38m
- Singapore: US$31m
- Peru: US$25m
- Taiwan: US$25m
- Madagascar: US$20m
- Kenya: US$19m
- Türkiye: US$17m
- Slovenia: US$16m
- Iran: US$16m
- Thailand: US$16m
- Austria: US$16m
- Dominican Republic: US$16m
- South Africa: US$16m
- Israel: US$15m
- Jordan: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- Malaysia: US$11m
- Guatemala: US$11m
- Turkmenistan: US$10m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$9m
- Argentina: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Rwanda: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Russia: US$6m
- Cyprus: US$5m
- Laos: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$5m
- Tanzania: US$5m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$21m+US$84m+> US$284m
Imports: 211
- United States: US$2bn
- Germany: US$611m
- China: US$411m
- France: US$325m
- South Korea: US$299m
- Spain: US$285m
- Japan: US$284m
- Netherlands: US$264m
- Italy: US$256m
- Russia: US$253m
- Mexico: US$239m
- United Kingdom: US$222m
- Canada: US$210m
- Poland: US$164m
- Brazil: US$158m
- Australia: US$152m
- Thailand: US$147m
- Belgium: US$139m
- India: US$129m
- Denmark: US$103m
- Malaysia: US$97m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$84m
- Austria: US$83m
- Switzerland: US$82m
- Taiwan: US$82m
- Vietnam: US$81m
- Indonesia: US$80m
- Ireland: US$75m
- Türkiye: US$69m
- Czechia: US$64m
- Singapore: US$44m
- Argentina: US$43m
- Philippines: US$41m
- Romania: US$40m
- Ukraine: US$39m
- Chile: US$38m
- United Arab Emirates: US$38m
- Hungary: US$37m
- Saudi Arabia: US$36m
- New Zealand: US$35m
- South Africa: US$34m
- Egypt: US$32m
- Israel: US$32m
- Colombia: US$30m
- Sweden: US$28m
- Bangladesh: US$27m
- Peru: US$25m
- Algeria: US$25m
- Slovakia: US$24m
- Iran: US$22m
- Greece: US$22m
- Dominican Republic: US$21m
- Armenia: US$21m
- Slovenia: US$20m
- Finland: US$19m
- Portugal: US$19m
- Norway: US$18m
- Bulgaria: US$16m
- Pakistan: US$16m
- Morocco: US$15m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$2bn | 21.1% |
| 2 |  India | US$1bn | 12.9% |
| 3 |  France | US$626m | 7.6% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$625m | 7.6% |
| 5 |  Spain | US$590m | 7.2% |
| 6 |  United States | US$583m | 7.1% |
| 7 |  Italy | US$298m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Denmark | US$280m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Philippines | US$217m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Indonesia | US$165m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 19.3% |
| 2 | Germany | US$611m | 7.4% |
| 3 | China | US$411m | 5% |
| 4 | France | US$325m | 4% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$299m | 3.6% |
| 6 | Spain | US$285m | 3.5% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$284m | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$264m | 3.2% |
| 9 | Italy | US$256m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Russia | US$253m | 3.1% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 1302 into 24 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 1302 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 19.2%. 7 of them are duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 1302 into 25 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 25% (average 5.6%). 16 of them are duty-free.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 1302 covers 11 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 3.8%. 6 of them are duty-free. 1 line has a specific or compound duty.
In 2024, countries exported heading 1302 goods worth US$8bn (−1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by India.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$2bn.
The United Kingdom ranked 14th among 176 exporters with US$134m.
The United Kingdom imported US$222m.
Legal notes
Note
1. Heading 1302 applies, inter alia, to liquorice extract and extract of pyrethrum, extract of hops, extract of aloes and opium.
The heading does not apply to:
(a) liquorice extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose or put up as confectionery (heading 1704);
(b) malt extract (heading 1901);
(c) extracts of coffee, tea or maté (heading 2101);
(d) vegetable saps or extracts constituting alcoholic beverages (Chapter 22);
(e) camphor, glycyrrhizin or other products of heading 2914 or 2938;
(f) concentrates of poppy straw containing not less than 50 % by weight of alkaloids (heading 2939);
(g) medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004 or blood-grouping reagents (heading 3822);
(ij) essential oils, concretes, absolutes, resinoids, extracted oleoresins, aqueous distillates or aqueous solutions of essential oils or preparations based on odoriferous substances of a kind used for the manufacture of beverages (Chapter 33); or
(k) natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle or similar natural gums (heading 4001).
Additional note
1. Mixtures of pectic substances and sugar, with a sugar content exceeding 90 % by weight, calculated on the dry matter, are excluded from classification under subheading 130220 and are, in principle, to be classified in Chapter 17, since the character of the product is deemed to be determined by the sugar.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products?
Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products fall under HS heading 1302, part of chapter 13, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on vegetable saps and extracts in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 1302 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on vegetable saps and extracts in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 1302 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 19.2%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most vegetable saps and extracts?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (21.1% of world exports).