Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Salad Oil from China
Partially hydrogenated soybean oil used primarily for salad oils and light frying, offering extended shelf life due to reduced oxidation. Classified in HTS 1517.90.90.15 for its partial hydrogenation process on vegetable oil fractions, excluding those in heading 1516.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Provide hydrogenation process documentation and iodine value tests to prove partial hydrogenation status
• Check for inadvertent emulsifiers that could reclassify the product as margarine under 1517.10
• Monitor total trans fat content for import compliance with regional health regulations