Organic Dried Buttermilk Spray Powder from China

Spray-dried organic buttermilk powder with 22% fat, certified USDA Organic, for protein shakes and baking. Under HTS 0403.90.65.00 as dried 'other' buttermilk from fermented milk, butterfat under 45%, fitting Chapter 4 fermented dairy provisions. Organic status doesn't alter tariff 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

Cross-check organic certification with tariff docs; FDA prior notice mandatory for dairy imports

Verify spray-drying process docs to confirm it's dried buttermilk, not concentrated whey

Beware quota exhaustion; monitor USDA dairy import reports before shipping