Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1302.39

1302.39.00

1302.39.00: Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived: other

Other vegetable mucilages and thickeners

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 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:
  2. Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products:
  3. 1302.39.00 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3.2% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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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

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3.2%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus20%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Subdivisions

  1. 1302.39.00 Other 3.2%
  2. 1302.39.00.10 Carrageenan kg
  3. 1302.39.00.90 Other kg

Same subheading in other tariffs

1302.39 Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived: other

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Mexico 10% – 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 11.7% Brazil 7.2% – 9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 8.1% Argentina 7.2% – 9% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 8.1% Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free – 7.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.8% GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

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:

  1. (a) liquorice extract containing more than 10 % by weight of sucrose or put up as confectionery (heading 1704);

  2. (b) malt extract (heading 1901);

  3. (c) extracts of coffee, tea or maté (heading 2101);

  4. (d) vegetable saps or extracts constituting alcoholic beverages (Chapter 22);

  5. (e) camphor, glycyrrhizin or other products of heading 2914 or 2938;

  6. (f) concentrates of poppy straw containing not less than 50 % by weight of alkaloids (heading 2939);

  7. (g) medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004 or blood-grouping reagents (heading 3822);

  8. (h) tanning or dyeing extracts (heading 3201 or 3203);

  9. (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

  10. (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.

Chapter notes: Chapter 13 →

HTS code 1302.39.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1302.39 (mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived: other).

The general duty is 3.2%.

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 10%–15%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%–9%, the Argentina duty is 7.2%–9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–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 1302.39 worth US$140m in 2024; the largest supplier was the Philippines, and the United Kingdom ranked 7th with US$6m.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1302.39.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3.2%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 1302.39.00 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A+,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 1302.39 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the Philippines (US$45m), followed by Chile.

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