Instant Miso Soup Base Powder from China
Dehydrated preparation of fermented soybean paste (from meal), starch, and sugar >10% for quick soup mixes, no cocoa. Covered by HTS 1901.90.69.00 under note 8 for starch/meal-based foods of chapters 04-40 not elsewhere included.
Duty Rate — China → United States
27.5%
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 processing records showing 'otherwise prepared' status beyond Chapter 11 to justify heading 1901
• Check for soy allergen labeling and FDA import alerts on fermented products
• Avoid bulk packaging pitfalls; retail packs may need different valuation