Refined Pork Fat for Cosmetics from Canada
Refined pork fat, odorless and bleached for use in soaps and cosmetics, is derived from rendering pig tissues. HTS 1501.20.00 covers this as other pig fat, provided no hydrogenation or fractionating occurs. It excludes denatured fats per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.2910%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Canada
Import Tips
• Ensure refining process docs show no chemical modification to avoid Chapter 15 other headings
• FDA cosmetic ingredient labeling not required at import, but TSCA compliance for industrial chems