Bleached Beeswax Church Candle Wax Blend from China

A prepared wax mixture containing bleached beeswax combined with paraffin and stearic acid, molded into blocks for manufacturing church candles. It falls under HTS 3404.90.10.00 as a prepared wax with bleached beeswax as a key component, used in ecclesiastical candle production. The bleaching process refines the beeswax for consistent burning and color.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)

Import Tips

Verify bleached beeswax content exceeds 50% via lab analysis for proper classification under 3404.90.10.00

Provide certificates of origin and bleaching process documentation to avoid misclassification as raw beeswax

Ensure labeling specifies 'prepared wax' to distinguish from unmixed waxes excluded from this heading