Soybean-Palm Icing Shortening from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
28%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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