Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1302.32
1302.32.00: Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 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:
- Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products:
- 1302.32.00 Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 2
- Additional dutySection 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Canada
- In force
- from 22 August 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.03.14
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 1 September 2019
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.15
Subdivisions
- 1302.32.00 Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds Free
- 1302.32.00.20 Guar kg
- 1302.32.00.40 Locust bean kg
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 8.3% 
Brazil Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Argentina Free – 7.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 3.5% – 7.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 5.5% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
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.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 1302.32.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1302.32, mucilages and thickeners.
The general duty is free.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 0%–7.2%, the Argentina duty is 0%–7.2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 3.5%–7.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 1302.32 worth US$177m in 2024; the largest supplier was India.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1302.32.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 1302.32 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was India (US$111m), followed by Spain.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.