1302.19 - Other:

This HTS category, 1302.19, encompasses "Other" vegetable saps and extracts that do not fall under the more specifically defined categories within 1302.1. This includes a wide range of concentrated or purified materials derived from plants, which can be used for various industrial, medicinal, or culinary purposes. The defining characteristic is that these are liquid or semi-solid extracts, not the whole plant or crude plant material itself.

Unlike its sibling categories, 1302.19 specifically excludes extracts of opium (1302.11), licorice (1302.12), hops (1302.13), and ephedra (1302.14.01). Therefore, when classifying a vegetable sap or extract, the initial step is to determine if it possesses properties aligning with these excluded substances. If it does not, and it is indeed an extract, then it likely falls within the broad scope of 1302.19.

Further subdivision within this category, as indicated by its subcategories, allows for more granular classification of specific types of "other" vegetable extracts. For instance, extracts of ginseng and other substances possessing anesthetic, prophylactic, or therapeutic properties are distinguished from the general "Other" subcategory (1302.19.91). This hierarchical structure ensures accurate tariff application based on the intended use or specific botanical origin and associated properties of the extract.