Concentrated Fruit Yogurt from China
Concentrated yogurt blended with fruit puree and sweetened, produced through fermentation followed by partial whey removal. This Israeli product falls under HTS 0403.90.87.00 as fermented milk entered under General Note 15. The concentration process and fruit addition place it in 'other' fermented milk category.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
• Document concentration method (evaporation vs straining) for Customs classification review
• Fruit content declaration must not exceed levels that would trigger Chapter 20 classification
• Maintain cold chain documentation to preserve live culture viability during transit