Bleached Soybean Oil for Salad Dressings from Japan
Fully refined soybean oil, bleached to a light golden color and deodorized, used as a base for commercial salad dressings and mayonnaise. Classified under HTS 1507.90.40.40 due to its refined state without chemical alteration. The processes ensure stability and neutral flavor for food manufacturing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
19.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide bleaching earth usage records and color index (Lovibond) tests to confirm refinement level
• Ensure compliance with 21 CFR 172.860 for food additive use in dressings
• Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as crude; use spectrographic analysis for proof