Food Grade Bleached Shellac Glaze from China
Food grade bleached shellac glaze is a bleached resin approved as E904 confectioner's glaze for coating candies, chocolate, and pharmaceuticals. It falls under HTS 1301.90.91.10 as the raw bleached shellac material.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• FDA import alert 21-11 monitoring; provide Letter of Guarantee from shellac processor
• Label as 'confectioner's resin' not glaze to avoid 1704 sugar confection classification