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HS code for mucilages, natural
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “mucilages, natural” points to heading 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. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the UK Global Tariff, 1302 covers 24 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 1302 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 19.2% (average 3.3%). 7 of them are duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 1302 covers 25 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 25%. 16 of them are duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 24 tariff lines 
EU Free – 19.2% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Türkiye Free – 25% Third-country duty 25 tariff lines · average 5.6% 
USA Free – 3.8% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 0.9% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free General (MFN) 12 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 27 tariff lines · average 10.4% 
Brazil Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 21 tariff lines · average 5.9% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 30 tariff lines · average 6.1% 
Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 15 tariff lines · average 2.4% 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 16.5% General (MFN) 18 tariff lines · average 2.8% · 1× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan Free – 15% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 21 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 14 tariff lines · 4× specific or compound duty 
Norway Free – 3% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 0.8% 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 13 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for mucilages, natural?
Mucilages, natural are classified under 1302 (Vegetable saps and extracts) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.