Dairy Female Buffalo Calf from China
Female buffalo calf from dairy breeds like Murrah, weighing 90-200 kg, imported for milk production integration into herds. HTS 0102.39.00.38 covers these as other female buffalo in this weight class, not purebred breeding stock. Valued for high-fat milk used in mozzarella production.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Schedule pre-arrival coordination with APHIS for quarantine slot availability at ports like Miami or LA
• Include genetic lineage documentation if borderline purebred to avoid reclassification
• Comply with state-level import restrictions on bovine species beyond federal requirements