Analysis
HTS 1302.13.00 covers vegetable saps and extracts: of hops under heading 1302 (vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and…).
The general rate is 89¢/kg, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 89¢/kg. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311942 (Spice and Extract Manufacturing), an industry of 473 US establishments employing 25,339 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of 89¢/kg.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1302.11.00 | Vegetable saps and extracts: opium | Free |
| 1302.12.00 | Vegetable saps and extracts: of licorice | 3.8% |
| 1302.14.01 | Vegetable saps and extracts: of ephedra | 1% |
| 1302.19.21 | Poppy straw extract | Free |
| 1302.19.41 | Ginseng; substances having anesthetic, prophylactic or therapeutic properties: other | 1% |
| 1302.19.91 | Other: other | Free |
| 1302.20.00 | Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates | Free |
| 1302.31.00 | Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products: agar-agar | Free |
| 1302.32.00 | Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds | Free |
| 1302.39.00 | Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products: other | 3.2% |