Lard from Pork Fat from China
Lard is rendered pork fat used primarily in cooking and baking, obtained by processing animal fat from pigs. It falls under HTS 1506.00.00.00 as a fraction of animal fats (pork) that is refined but not chemically modified. This classification covers other animal fats excluding those specifically listed in prior headings like beef tallow.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.3%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify the fat source is from animals not covered in headings 1501-1505 (e.g
• not bovine or sheep/goat) via supplier certificates
• Ensure documentation confirms no chemical modification; provide processing details to avoid reclassification
• Check for rendering method compliance; soap-stocks or residues must go to 1522 per chapter notes