Dried Buttermilk Powder Low Fat from China

Dried buttermilk powder with not over 6% butterfat by weight, produced by spray-drying cultured buttermilk and used in baking mixes and food manufacturing. Classified under HTS 0403.90.41.10 as dried sour cream/buttermilk requiring import license per U.S. Note 12 quota limits. Meets Chapter 4 criteria for dairy powders under strict fat content specifications.

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

Apply for USDA import license well in advance through AMS Dairy Import Licensing Program; quantities limited to 296,000 kg/year total with Mexico excluded

Provide lab certification confirming butterfat ≤6% by weight

Monitor quota status and country allocations to avoid entry refusal