Dried Buttermilk Powder Low Fat from China
Dried buttermilk powder with not over 6% butterfat by weight, produced by spray-drying cultured buttermilk and entered under the quantitative limits of additional U.S. note 12 to chapter 4. This product is used in baking and food manufacturing as it provides tangy flavor and acidity without exceeding the butterfat threshold for HTS 0403.90.41 classification.
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 before entry as required for quota under additional U.S. note 12; Mexico-origin prohibited
• Provide lab analysis certificate verifying butterfat ≤6% by weight and dry matter content to avoid reclassification
• Monitor annual quota (296,000 kg total) as oversubscription leads to higher TRQ rates or denial of entry