Evaporated Milk in Steel Cans from China
Evaporated milk is heat-processed concentrated milk without added sugar, sealed in airtight steel cans to prevent spoilage. Classified under HTS 0402.91.70.00 for unsweetened concentrated milk in airtight containers, distinct from powdered or fresh forms. Meets chapter definitions for concentrated dairy products.
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
• Check country-specific quota access under U.S
• Note 7 (e.g
• Canada for evaporated); provide lab analysis for milkfat and dry matter; avoid common pitfall of mislabeling as 'condensed'