Soybean-Palm Icing Shortening from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
18%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
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