Whole Milk Powder for Baking from Japan
Spray-dried whole milk powder with approximately 26-28% milkfat content, used primarily in commercial baking applications. It falls under HTS 0402.21.73.00 as milk and cream powder with fat content exceeding 1.5%, not containing added sugar, and entered under General Note 15 provisions for quota-limited dairy imports from designated countries. This classification applies to unsweetened, high-fat milk powders meeting U.S. import licensing requirements.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain USDA import license prior to entry as required under Additional U.S
• Note 2; verify fat content exceeds 1.5% via lab analysis to avoid reclassification; exclude Mexican-origin products as prohibited under quota provisions