Fully Refined Soybean Oil for Cooking from China
This is high-oleic fully refined soybean oil that has undergone washing, bleaching, and deodorization processes to achieve purity suitable for retail cooking use. It falls under HTS 1507.90.40.40 as it is a fraction of soybean oil, fully refined but not chemically modified. The refinement removes impurities, colors, and odors, making it ideal for frying and baking.
Duty Rate — China → United States
36.6%
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 the oil meets 'fully refined, washed, bleached or deodorized' criteria with lab certificates to avoid reclassification
• Include detailed processing documentation showing no chemical modification to comply with Chapter 15 notes
• Label with accurate peroxide value and free fatty acid content to pass FDA entry requirements and avoid holds