Chapter 13
Chapter 13
2 4-digit headings · 11 6-digit codes in this chapter.
4-digit headings
Natural Gums, Resins and Lac
HS code 1301 covers natural gums, resins, gum-resins, and balsams, including Gum Arabic and Shellac, provided they are in their raw or natural state.
Vegetable Saps, Extracts and Pectins
HS code 1302 covers vegetable saps, extracts, and thickening agents like agar-agar and pectins used as functional ingredients in the food and medical industries
6-digit codes
Gum Arabic
HS code 130120 covers Gum Arabic, a natural resin from Acacia trees used as a stabiliser and emulsifier in food, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications.
Natural Gums and Resins
HS code 130190 covers various natural gums, resins, and oleoresins (excluding Gum Arabic), including lac, myrrh, and frankincense for industrial or fragrance us
Opium Vegetable Saps
HS code 130211 covers opium, a vegetable sap from the poppy plant, heavily regulated internationally due to its narcotic pharmaceutical and illegal potential.
Liquorice Extract
HS code 130212 identifies vegetable saps and extracts of liquorice, used primarily as a flavoring and sweetening agent in food and medicine.
Hop Extracts
HS code 130213 covers hop extracts, concentrated vegetable saps used by the brewing industry for bittering and aroma in beer production.
Ephedra Extract
HS code 130214 covers vegetable saps and extracts of ephedra, subject to strict national controls due to pharmaceutical and stimulant properties.
Other Vegetable Saps and Extracts
HS code 130219 covers miscellaneous vegetable saps and extracts like aloe vera or ginseng that are not specifically categorised under other Chapter 13 codes.
Pectic Substances, Pectinates and Pectates
HS code 130220 covers pectin and its derivatives used as gelling agents in the food and pharmaceutical industries, excluding natural gums and fruit purees.
Agar-Agar (Vegetable Thickeners)
HS code 130231 is used for agar-agar derived from red seaweed, functioning as a thickener and gelling agent for food, laboratory, and industrial use.
Guar and Locust Bean Gum
HS code 130232 covers mucilages and thickeners derived from guar seeds or locust beans, used extensively as stabilisers in food and industrial fluids.
Other Vegetable Mucilages and Thickeners
HS code 130239 is the residual category for vegetable-based mucilages and thickeners like carrageenan and psyllium, not specifically mentioned elsewhere.