Soybean-Palm Icing Shortening from China
Creaming shortening for cake icing with soybean oil over 5% blended with palm stearin. This edible preparation qualifies for HTS 1517.90.10 due to its multi-source fat composition excluding heading 1516.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide plastic range data (solid-liquid transition) to verify baking functionality
• Label with full ingredient disclosure including fractions for FDA import alert avoidance
• Use heat-stable packaging for tropical shipping routes