Shortbread Biscuits
Rich, buttery biscuits made with flour, butter, and sugar, cut into fingers or rounds. Classified in 1905.31.00 for sweet biscuits, processed beyond simple meal per heading notes.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If low sugar and savory profile
Savory shortbread without sweetening qualifies as other bakers' wares.
If for butter components if imported separately
Dairy butter is Chapter 4; only combined in finished sweet biscuits for 1905.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide dairy import permits if butter content exceeds thresholds
• Label fat content accurately to prevent reclassification as pastry (1905.90)
• Avoid bulk packing mislabeled as dough, which could go to 1905.90 dough subheading
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