Kephir Cream Powder 15% Milkfat from China
Dried kephir cream powder with 15% butterfat made from fermented milk using kephir grains, then spray-dried. Specifically covered by HTS 0403.90.51.00 as 'kephir and other fermented' dried product (6-35% butterfat) under quota note 8. Used in health food beverages and probiotics.
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
• Document kephir fermentation with live cultures for classification
• Quota license applications due quarterly
• Ensure probiotic viability testing if claimed