Kefir Drink from China
Fermented milk beverage made with kefir grains containing live cultures, unflavored and unsweetened. Classified under HTS 0403.90.95.00 as kephir, a specific fermented milk product not fitting other subheadings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
34.5%
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 prior USDA import license due to dairy quota restrictions in Additional U.S
• Note 10
• Label must specify live active cultures and fermentation process for proper classification
• Test for alcohol content as trace amounts from fermentation could affect regulatory approval