Dried Buttermilk Powder 5% Butterfat from China

Dried buttermilk powder with 5% butterfat content, produced by spray-drying cultured buttermilk and entered under quota provisions of additional U.S. note 12 to chapter 4. This low-fat dried dairy product is used in baking and food manufacturing. It meets HTS 0403.90.41.90 criteria as dried buttermilk containing not over 6% butterfat.

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

Obtain USDA import license prior to entry as required for quota provisions; verify butterfat content ≤6% via lab analysis; ensure product documentation confirms 'described in additional U.S. note 12' status to avoid reclassification