Refined Sunflower-Seed & Safflower Oil and Fractions

Refined sunflower-seed and safflower oils enter the US food supply primarily as cooking and salad oils, with Argentina and Ukraine the leading source countries. Unlike their crude counterparts, refined grades have undergone degumming, neutralization, bleaching, and/or deodorization — processing steps that affect both classification and end-use suitability for retail and food-service channels. The heading's four 10-digit lines parallel the crude structure, separating conventional refined sunflower-seed oil (1512190020), certified organic (1512190025), other refined sunflower-seed oil not elsewhere specified (1512190035), and refined safflower oil (1512190040). FDA food-facility registration and prior notice requirements apply to commercial shipments of these edible oils.