Canola Oil All-Purpose Shortening from Germany
An all-purpose vegetable shortening produced from fully refined canola oil, ideal for both baking cookies and frying donuts in food service. It qualifies for HTS 1517.90.20.40 as a wholly vegetable oil artificial preparation optimized for high-heat culinary uses.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Submit refining certificates proving removal of all non-vegetable impurities
• Comply with country-of-origin labeling for canola source (e.g
• Canada) to leverage trade agreements
• Avoid bulk packaging over 20kg if targeting retail to prevent classification shifts