Irish Heavy Whipping Cream from China
Premium whipping cream from Ireland with 36% fat content for culinary uses. Falls under HTS 0401.50.05.00 for cream 10-45% fat entered under U.S. Note 5 provisions applicable to EU countries including Ireland. Product is neither concentrated nor sweetened, aligning with chapter exclusions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%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
• Apply for USDA license confirming EU Note 5 eligibility; maintain cold chain documentation for perishables
• Pitfall: mislabeling as 'light cream' causes duty disputes