Key facts
- HS code
- 1301.20
- Covers
- Gum Arabic
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 1301.20 covers gum Arabic. It sits in heading 13.01 (lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)) in chapter 13 (lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts). Other goods of heading 13.01 are classified under 1301.90 (other).
What this code covers
HS code 1301.20 covers gum Arabic.
The legal text of the subheading is “Gum Arabic”, in HS2022.
How it is structured
1301.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 13, are the chapter; the first four, 1301, are heading 13.01; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 1301.20
- Gum Arabic
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 1301.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1301.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 1301.20 cover?
HS code 1301.20 covers gum Arabic.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 1301.20 in?
HS code 1301.20 is in heading 13.01 (lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)) in chapter 13 (lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts).
Where are goods of heading 13.01 classified when 1301.20 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 13.01 are classified under 1301.90 (other).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.