# HS code 1302.32: Mucilages 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

> HS code 1302.32 covers mucilages 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. 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. National tariff lines under 1302.32 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/130232
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/13) / [13.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1302) / [1302.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/130232)

## Key facts

- HS code: 1302.32
- Covers: Mucilages 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
- 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/1302)
- Chapter: [13: Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts](https://border.bot/hs-codes/13)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/130232)

## What this code covers

HS code 1302.32 covers mucilages 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.

The legal text of the subheading is “Mucilages 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”, 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.

- [1302.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/130211) Vegetable saps and extracts: Opium
- [1302.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/130212) Vegetable saps and extracts: Of liquorice
- [1302.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/130213) Vegetable saps and extracts: Of hops
- [1302.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/130214) Vegetable saps and extracts: Of ephedra
- [1302.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/130219) Vegetable saps and extracts: Other
- [1302.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/130220) Pectic substances, pectinates and pectates
- [1302.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/130231) Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products: Agar-agar
- [1302.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/130239) Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products: Other

## How it is structured

1302.32 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 13, are the chapter; the first four, 1302, are heading 13.02; the last two, 32, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 13: Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts
- 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
- Within the heading: Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products
- Subheading 1302.32: Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 1302.32 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/130232): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [1302.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/130231) Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products: Agar-agar
- Next subheading: [1302.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/130239) Mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products: Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1302.32 cover?

HS code 1302.32 covers mucilages 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.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1302.32 in?

HS code 1302.32 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 1302.32 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.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 1302.32?

National tariff lines under 1302.32 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/130232.json
