HTS Chapter 13: Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
HTS Chapter 13 covers Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts. Browse 2 published headings, then narrow to the active product line that matches the goods.
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Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
HTS Chapter 13 covers certain plant-derived materials, including lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins, oleoresins, and balsams; and vegetable saps and extracts. It also includes pectic substances, pectinates, pectates, agar-agar, and other vegetable-derived mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified. These products may be sold for food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, industrial, or other uses, but classification usually depends first on the product’s material, composition, and processing—not simply its intended use.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) is organized from broad to specific: a chapter, then a four-digit heading, a six-digit subheading, and finally a country-specific 10-digit statistical reporting number. A merchant should compare the product’s ingredients, botanical source, physical form, degree of processing, and any mixture or preparation with the legal descriptions and notes for the relevant headings and subheadings. Confirm whether another chapter or heading specifically covers the product, because exclusions and more-specific provisions can change the result; complex products may require customs-broker or classification-specialist judgment.
What to check
- Identify the exact plant source, ingredients, physical form, and processing method; retain specifications, composition statements, and technical sheets.
- Determine whether the item is a natural material, an extract, a chemically or physically modified product, or a preparation mixed with other ingredients.
- Read the legal notes and exclusion language for Chapter 13 and the candidate headings; do not classify by marketing name or intended use alone.
- Check the complete 10-digit HTS provision, including statistical suffixes and any unit-of-measure requirements, using the current official HTS data.
- Review Chapter 99 and other applicable measures for additional duties, exclusions, or reporting requirements, and verify the result with a customs broker when the product is novel, blended, or highly processed.
How to use this chapter
A chapter is the first classification level, not a duty rate. Choose the heading that describes the product, narrow by material, construction, use, or other legal distinctions, and verify the final line against the official HTS notes.
Heading list
| HTS code | Description | Linked 8-digit entries |
|---|---|---|
| 1301 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams): | 0 |
| 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: | 0 |
Linked measures
0 linked measure entries in the current snapshot.
Questions about HTS Chapter 13
What does HTS Chapter 13 cover?
HTS Chapter 13 covers Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts. This page groups the chapter’s 4-digit headings; a shipment still needs the most specific active 8- or 10-digit line supported by the product facts.
Is HTS Chapter 13 a final product classification?
No. A chapter is a broad 2-digit category. Narrow it to the applicable heading and the most specific active statistical line before estimating duty or filing an entry.