HS chapter 13
Lacs, gums and plant extracts
Chapter 13 has 2 headings with 14 EU tariff lines and 23 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 12 EU and 9 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 0 EU and 0 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free from entry into force (0) | 12 | 9 |
| Phased out over 4 to 8 years | 2 | 14 |
Headings in this chapter
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| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams) | base 0% | base 4–8%zero by 2030 | Calculate |
| 1302 | Vegetable saps and extracts; pectic substances, pectinates and pectates; agar-agar and other mucilages and thickeners, whether or not modified, derived from vegetable products | base 0–19.2%zero by 2033 | base 2–14%zero by 2034 | Calculate |