Clarification on the classification of product DHA Algal oil

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....erences have been received in the Board highlighting the need to bring uniformity in classification of the imported product referred as Algal Oil or Algal Oil powder (oil encapsulated in powder) with varying DHA (Docosa Hexaenoic Acid) concentration, also described as DHA Algal Oil which is reported to be extracted from marine algae. The constituents in the product other than DHA, are impurities i.e. other fatty acids, free fatty acids, trans fatty acids, moisture, volatiles and metallic minerals; and ingredients such as sunflower lecithin, tocopherols, rosemary extract etc for the purpose of stabilization of the product. Being a rich source of DHA, it is reportedly used in health foods in microscopic quantities for fortification of the foo....

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....om oleaginous microorganisms such as fungi (including yeats), bacteria and microalgae. These lipids contain a high percentage of triacylglycerols (TAGs), mainly of polyunsaturated fatty acids such as arachidonic acid and linoleic acid, which are liquid at room temperature. …. …… For example. (a) Arachidonic acid oil (ARA), obtained from the fungus... (b) Schizochytrium oil, obtained from microalgae Schizochytrium sp, which may be used as an ingredient in food ….." (c) these Explanatory Notes for Chapter 15 also suggest for such product to be classified, depending upon the extent of processing, in heading 1515, 1516, 1517 or 1518. (d) prior to introduction of HS 2022, the record of discussions in th....