Dried Buttermilk Powder for Baking from China
Finely milled dried buttermilk powder with less than 45% butterfat, produced by spray-drying cultured low-fat buttermilk. It falls under HTS 0403.90.61.00 as dried sour buttermilk entered under U.S. Note 9 quota provisions for dairy products. Used primarily as an ingredient in pancake mixes and baked goods.
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 required for Note 9 quota entries; verify butterfat content ≤45% via lab analysis
• Ensure documentation certifies product as dried sour buttermilk, not from Mexico
• Monitor annual quota (99,500 kg) to avoid over-quota high duties