HS code 1302.31: Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products, agar-agar
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Key facts
- HS code
- 1302.31
- Covers
- Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products, agar-agar
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 1302.31 covers mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products, agar-agar. It sits in heading 13.02 (vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products) in chapter 13 (lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts). Other goods of heading 13.02 are classified under 1302.11 (vegetable saps and extracts, opium), 1302.12 (vegetable saps and extracts, of liquorice), 1302.13 (vegetable saps and extracts, of hops), 1302.14 (vegetable saps and extracts, of ephedra) or 4 others.
What this code covers
HS code 1302.31 covers mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products, agar-agar.
The legal text of the subheading is “Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products: Agar-agar”, read under “Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 13.02 are classified under 1302.11 (vegetable saps and extracts, opium), 1302.12 (vegetable saps and extracts, of liquorice), 1302.13 (vegetable saps and extracts, of hops), 1302.14 (vegetable saps and extracts, of ephedra) or 4 others.
- 1302.11Vegetable saps and extracts: Opium
- 1302.12Vegetable saps and extracts: Of liquorice
- 1302.13Vegetable saps and extracts: Of hops
- 1302.14Vegetable saps and extracts: Of ephedra
- 1302.19Vegetable saps and extracts: Other
- 1302.20Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates
- 1302.32Mucilages 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
- 1302.39Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products: Other
How it is structured
1302.31 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 13, are the chapter; the first four, 1302, are heading 13.02; the last two, 31, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Within the heading
- Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products
- Subheading 1302.31
- Agar-agar
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 1302.31 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1302.31 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 1302.31 cover?
HS code 1302.31 covers mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products, agar-agar.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 1302.31 in?
HS code 1302.31 is in heading 13.02 (vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products) in chapter 13 (lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts).
Where are goods of heading 13.02 classified when 1302.31 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 13.02 are classified under 1302.11 (vegetable saps and extracts, opium), 1302.12 (vegetable saps and extracts, of liquorice), 1302.13 (vegetable saps and extracts, of hops), 1302.14 (vegetable saps and extracts, of ephedra) or 4 others.
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.