EU Instant Whole Milk Powder GN15 Entry from China
Instantized whole milk powder from EU countries with agglomerated particles for better dispersibility, fat content 26-28%, entered under General Note 15 provisions. Falls under HTS 0402.29.05.00 as milk powder not elsewhere specified with fat exceeding 1.5%, processed by spray drying and instantizing without altering basic milk constituents. Complies with chapter notes excluding products with replaced natural constituents.
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
9903.88.157.5%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
• EU shipments require specific GN15 country documentation; Portugal/Netherlands have defined access quantities
• Instantizing process must be documented to prove no prohibited additives per chapter exclusion notes
• Pre-clear quota availability through USDA Dairy Import Licensing Program before shipment