What does HTS Chapter 13 cover?

Chapter 13 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts. It sits within Section II: Vegetable Products. Tandom's catalog lists all 25 10-digit statistical lines and 2 4-digit headings in this chapter.

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 13 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 1% to 3.8% (median 1.3%); roughly 71% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to build a date- and origin-specific import-duty estimate, including applicable Chapter 99 layers and customs fees. Potential AD/CVD exposure is flagged separately and is not included in the estimate.

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

Section 301 and Section 232 measures are represented by Chapter 99 provisions. A catalog link between a provision and a 10-digit line is a screening flag, not a claim that the measure applies; origin, product and material facts, claims, and entry date control the result.

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 13?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Use the product's base HTS code to find potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags, then read the written order scope; an HTS match alone does not determine coverage.

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Section II: Vegetable Products

Chapter 13: Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts

Chapter 13 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts and sits within Section II: Vegetable Products.

About Chapter 13

Chapter 13 contains 25 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 2 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the published Column 1, Special, and Column 2 rate notation.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 13 range from 1% to 3.8%, with a median of 1.3%. About 68% of the chapter's lines (17 of 25) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-rate notation (including USMCA, KORUS, AGOA, and GSP when authorized) and Chapter 99 measures can modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Product-code pages link into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the base HTS code prefilled. Chapter 99 provision pages instead show mapped base codes and send you to a dated calculator scenario, which determines whether a measure applies from the entry facts. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1301.20.00.00	Gum Arabic	Free	1.1¢/kg	—	kg
1301.90	Other:	—	—	—	—
1301.90.40.00	·Turpentine gum (oleoresinous exudate from living trees)	1.3%	5%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
1301.90.91	·Other	Free	Free	—	—
1301.90.91.05	··Balsams	Free	Free	—	kg
1301.90.91.10	··Bleached shellac	Free	Free	—	kg
1301.90.91.20	··Seed lac	Free	Free	—	kg
1301.90.91.30	··Tragacanth	Free	Free	—	kg
1301.90.91.40	··Karaya	Free	Free	—	kg
1301.90.91.90	··Other	Free	Free	—	kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
1302.11.00.00	·Opium	Free	$40/kg of anhydrous morphine content	—	kg amc
1302.12.00.00	·Of licorice	3.8%

Chapter 13: Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts

`1301`Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams):

`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:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 13 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 13 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 13?

1301Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams):

1302Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products:

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 13 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 13 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 13?

`1301`Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams):

`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: