Full Cream Milk Powder for Ice Cream from China
Full cream spray-dried milk powder with 28% fat and 10% added lactose, specifically formulated for ice cream production. Falls under HTS 0402.29.10.00 as sweetened powder >1.5% fat per U.S. note 10 quantitative limits. Requires import licensing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Label shipments clearly as 'milk powder >1.5% fat, added sugar' to prevent misclassification
• Maintain production records showing dairy-only concentration process (no Chapter 19 exclusion)
• Apply for quota early in calendar year; reallocations possible via USDA/USTR