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Creme-Filled Cupcakes

Moist sponge cakes topped with icing and filled with vanilla creme, a classic bakery treat. HTS 1905.90.10 covers cakes as baked products, including those with confectionery fillings. Not coated with chocolate exceeding chapter limits.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+25.0%25%
🇲🇽MexicoFreeFree
🇨🇦CanadaFreeFree
🇩🇪GermanyFreeFree
🇯🇵JapanFreeFree

Alternative Classifications

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

1905.20Lower: 10% vs 25%

If communion wafers or similar thin baked sheets

Specific provision for wafers excludes general cakes.

1704.90Lower: 20.4% vs 25%

If sugar confectionery-dominant with thin cake layer

Primarily sugar-based items shift to Chapter 17.

1901.90Lower: 16.4% vs 25%

If dough-based preparatory mix rather than finished cake

Unbaked or partially processed falls under flour preparations of 1901.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Document filling as 'confectionery' only if under cocoa thresholds; otherwise specify as dairy-based

Require halal/kosher certifications if claimed, as fillers often contain gelatin