Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix

A powdered mix made from flour, starch, sugar, and vanilla flavoring that requires only adding milk or water to prepare. Classified under HTS 1901.90.25.00 as a pudding ready for immediate consumption without further preparation, using flour and starch as base ingredients per chapter notes.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+17.5%17.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1901.10Lower: 16.4% vs 17.5%

If containing over 5% dairy solids from cows' milk

Preparations with significant cows' milk components (per kg cmsc statistical note) fall under dairy-based subheadings in 1901.10.

2106.90.36.00Same rate: 17.5%

If flavored with cocoa exceeding 40% defatted basis

Cocoa content above the 40% threshold in flour-based preparations moves classification to Chapter 21 food preparations NESOI.

1905.31.00Same rate: 17.5%

If sold as sweet biscuits or cookies

If the pudding mix is baked into discrete biscuit forms, it qualifies under heading 1905 for sweetened bakery products.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify the product is dairy-free or contains minimal dairy solids (<5% cocoa-free basis) to stay in 1901; otherwise, it shifts to 1901.10

Include detailed ingredient lists and nutritional labels in documentation to prove 'ready for immediate consumption' status

Avoid misclassification as infant formula (0404-based) by ensuring no milk solids exceed statistical note thresholds