Commercial Soybean Shortening for Ovens from China
An all-purpose baking fat with at least 5% soybean oil fraction, used in industrial ovens for cookies, breads, and laminated doughs. Classified in HTS 1517.90.1060 due to its artificial mix of vegetable and possibly animal fats, specified for baking purposes excluding frying variants. Excludes merely denatured oils per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35.5%
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
• Submit detailed fat composition breakdown including soybean percentage to CBP; use refrigerated shipping to maintain solidity
• Avoid common pitfall of mislabeling as 'vegetable oil only' if animal fats present
• Certify non-GMO if marketing claims apply for organic pathways