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%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 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