2008.99.91.10 - Bean cake, bean stick, miso and similar products

This HTS subheading covers a specific range of bean-based preparations and similar food products. The scope includes items like bean cake and bean stick, which are typically solid or semi-solid preparations derived from beans. Miso, a fermented soybean paste, also falls under this classification. The key defining characteristic for products within 2008.99.91.10 is their preparation and preservation method, aligning with the broader category of "Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved."

This specific subheading, 2008.99.91.10, is distinguished from its sibling category, 2008.99.91.90, by the explicit inclusion of "bean cake, bean stick, miso and similar products." The sibling category, "Other," serves as a residual classification for any other bean-based or similar preparations not specifically enumerated in 2008.99.91.10. Therefore, if a product is a bean cake, bean stick, or miso, it is classified here, while other miscellaneous bean preparations would fall into the broader "Other" category at the same level.

As this subheading represents a leaf node within the HTS database, there are no further subcategories to introduce. Classification decisions under 2008.99.91.10 will therefore rely on accurately identifying the product as one of the enumerated items (bean cake, bean stick, miso) or a very similar preparation. The emphasis is on the derived nature of the product from beans and its prepared or preserved state.