Palm Kernel and Lard Cooking Fat Mix from China

An industrial blend of palm kernel oil and pork lard used for frying and baking. Falls under HTS 1517.90.90.90 for edible mixtures of vegetable and animal fats beyond margarine definitions. Chapter notes exclude denatured forms or residues.

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 melting point and peroxide value tests to distinguish from pure fats and support 1517 classification

Label with allergen warnings for pork-derived lard to comply with FDA and EU import standards

Ensure no glycerol pitch residues, as those classify under 1522 per chapter provisions

Palm Kernel and Lard Cooking Fat Mix from China — Import Duty Rate | HTS 1517.90.90.90