Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil Flakes from China
Flake-form wholly hydrogenated cottonseed oil for easy melting in food manufacturing. Classified in HTS 1517.90.90.85 as it represents a wholly hydrogenated cottonseed oil preparation for edible mixtures like margarine, differentiated from crude oils in prior headings.
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
• Include melt point documentation (typically >60°C for wholly hydrogenated) to substantiate solid fat status under this subheading
• Comply with USDA residue testing for cottonseed origin to avoid agricultural import restrictions
• Watch for misdeclaration as 'stearin' which could shift to 1522 if resembling pitch residues