Buttermilk Powder Baking Grade from China
Baking-grade buttermilk powder standardized to 5.8% max butterfat for consistent leavening in commercial mixes. HTS 0403.90.41.10 due to dried fermented dairy status and quota licensing requirement. Essential ingredient in pancakes, muffins, and biscuits.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
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
• Specify baking industry end-use in license application for priority consideration
• Test for scorched particles ensuring baking quality standards
• Bulk packaging preferred for cost efficiency under quota