Fermented Skim Milk Powder for Ice Cream from China
Dried fermented skim milk powder with negligible butterfat, cultured for sour cream-like tang in ice cream bases. HTS 0403.90.61.00 applies as dried buttermilk/sour cream equivalent under U.S. Note 9. Enhances flavor without adding fat.
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
• Lab certify butterfat <0.5% and fermentation; include in Note 9 license application
• Beware quota exhaustion leading to higher tariffs
• Use CO for origin verification (no Mexico)