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

What HS code 1302 covers

Heading 1302 is a group of goods made from plants. It has two main parts. The first is saps and extracts, such as those from liquorice, hops and ephedra. The second is pectic substances and thickeners, such as pectin, agar-agar and guar or locust bean products.

The Harmonized System is the world's shared way of naming goods. It uses six digits. The first four digits give the heading, and the last two give the six-digit subheading. Many countries add more digits after that for their own use. Those national lines grow out of the six-digit codes in the table above, so start with the six-digit code when you classify a product.

The word "modified" in the heading matters. A thickener can be changed in some way and still stay here, as long as it comes from a plant.

Vegetable saps and extracts (1302.11 to 1302.19)

These codes cover saps and extracts taken from plants. Each of the first four names one plant. The fifth is for everything else.

Check the name in the code before you use the last one. If a named code fits your plant, use it.

• 130211: opium
• 130212: liquorice extract
• 130213: hop extract
• 130214: ephedra extract
• 130219: other vegetable saps and extracts, not named in the codes above it

Pectin, agar-agar and thickeners (1302.20 to 1302.39)

Code 130220 is for pectic substances, pectinates and pectates. If you are asking what the HS code for pectin is, this is the place to look.

The thickener codes sit under 130231, 130232 and 130239. Agar-agar goes under 130231. Thickeners made from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds go under 130232, so guar and locust bean products have their own line. Any other plant thickener goes under 130239, the code for thickeners that no other code names.

A thickener is a substance that makes a liquid thicker or helps it set into a gel. All three of these codes include products that have been changed, as long as the base is a plant.

HS 1301 vs 1302: which heading applies, and how to pick a code

In short, 1301 is for the raw natural exudates. 1302 is for extracts and for thickeners made from plants.

Use these steps to choose a code:

First, decide which group your product belongs to: an extract, pectin, or a thickener. Second, find the plant it comes from. Third, look for a code that names that plant or product. Last, use 130219 or 130239 only when no named code fits.

If you are unsure, try the HS code classifier. It helps you narrow down the right code before you search for trade records.

HS 1302 import export data

Once you have your code, you can look at who trades it. Import and export records show who buys and who sells goods under heading 1302 or any of its six-digit codes.

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