Fresh Pork Lard from China
Fresh pork fat completely free of lean meat, typically rendered from hog carcasses for culinary use. Classified under HTS 0209.90.00.00 as unrendered pig fat in its fresh state, distinct from rendered fats in Chapter 15 or products with any lean meat. It excludes poultry fat and is not otherwise extracted.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Verify fat is completely free of lean meat via lab analysis to avoid reclassification to Chapter 02 fresh meat headings
• Provide veterinary certificates confirming fitness for human consumption and origin to comply with USDA/APHIS import rules
• Monitor country-specific quotas if from limited nations; declare exact weight including any brine if applicable