Industrial Soybean Oil Baking Margarine from Japan
This is a high-volume baking margarine made with soybean oil, intended for use in biscuits and puff pastry in food manufacturing. It is an edible preparation of vegetable fats, not a product of heading 15.16, and is not a shortening or imitation lard, so it falls under the residual 'other' provision of 1517.90.99.
Duty Rate — Japan → Canada
11%
Import Tips
• Confirm the product is not a butter substitute, which would fall under 1517.90.21 or 1517.90.22 and be subject to a tariff-rate quota
• Keep records of the oil composition and processing steps to support classification
• If the product contains dairy ingredients, check if it exceeds the 15% threshold that would move it to Chapter 21