Buttered Melba Toast from Japan
Buttered melba toast features thinly sliced, toasted bread lightly brushed with butter before final crisping. It falls under HTS 1905.40.00.00 for lightly prepared similar toasted products, not exceeding biscuit complexity.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Dairy content requires pasteurization certs; watch saturated fat labeling; pitfall: high butter could push to flavored biscuit category