Analysis
HTS 1302.14.01 covers vegetable saps and extracts: of ephedra under heading 1302 (vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 1302.12.00 (vegetable saps and extracts: of licorice), at 3.8%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.8 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 13 (69th percentile of 13 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $100 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 1%. 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.
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% |
| 1302.13.00 | Vegetable saps and extracts: of hops | 89¢/kg |
| 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% |