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    1302.32.00

    Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds

    HTS code 1302.32.00 covers mucilages and thickeners—like guar and locust bean gum—derived from specific vegetable sources. This code is used to classify these products for import/export purposes, and generally benefits from free duty treatment with standard trade partners or eligible preference programs as part of Chapter 13 classifications.

    Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds

    Detailed information for HTS Code 1302.32.00

    This code falls within Chapter 13, which covers vegetable saps, extracts, and similar products. Specifically, 1302.32.00 covers mucilages and thickeners derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds, or guar seeds, whether modified or not. This code has two statistical reporting subdivisions: 1302.32.00.20 for guar products and 1302.32.00.40 for locust bean products; be sure to select the correct suffix based on the specific type of mucilage or thickener being reported. Note that certain extracts like licorice (containing over 10% sucrose) or those used in medicaments are excluded from this code and classified elsewhere.

    ChapterChapter 13 - Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
    SectionSection II - Vegetable Products

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    General Duty

    Free

    Standard trade partners (NTR)

    Special Duty

    N/A

    Eligible FTA or preference programs

    The general duty rate for HTS code 1302.32.00 and its subdivisions, 1302.32.00.20 (Guar) and 1302.32.00.40 (Locust bean), is Free, meaning no duty is assessed on goods from standard trade partners (NTR). Special rates are not specified, however, goods may qualify for preferential treatment under eligible FTA or preference programs. Reporting units for all codes are in kilograms (kg). Therefore, imports under this HTS code, regardless of whether they are guar or locust bean derived, will generally enter duty-free unless subject to specific exclusions or limitations within an FTA program.

    Rate of Duty (Column 2): Free

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    Code subdivisions

    1302.32.00.20

    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: > Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds > Guar

    1302.32.00.40

    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: > Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds > Locust bean

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    Chapter & section notes

    Chapter notes

    Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 13 LAC; GUMS; RESINS AND OTHER VEGETABLE SAPS AND EXTRACTS II 13-1 Note 1. Heading 1302 applies, inter alia, to licorice extract and extract of pyrethrum, extract of hops, extract of aloes and opium. The heading does not apply to: (a) Licorice extract containing more than 10 percent 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 percent by weight of alkaloids (heading 2939); (g) Medicaments of heading 3003 or 3004 or blood-grouping reagents (heading 3822); (h) Tanning or dyeing extracts (heading 3201 or 3203); (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). Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 13-2

    Section notes

    SECTION II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS II-1 Note 1. In this section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 percent by weight. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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