Olive Oil and Butter Blend Spread from China
A premium spread combining refined olive oil and unsalted butter, designed for bread and cooking use. Classified under HTS 1517.90.90.90 as an edible mixture of vegetable and animal fats not qualifying as margarine or heading 1516 products. Excludes mere denatured fats per chapter notes.
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
• Verify exact fat composition via lab analysis to confirm mixture status and avoid reclassification to pure oil headings
• Include detailed ingredient declarations and origin certificates for animal/vegetable components to meet FDA prior notice requirements
• Watch for soap-stocks or residues contamination, which shifts to heading 1522 per chapter notes