Modified Whey Protein Isolate Powder from China
This is whey protein isolate where lactose and minerals have been partially removed through filtration processes, resulting in a high-protein powder with at least 90% protein content. It falls under HTS 0404.10.15.00 as modified whey per subheading note, since whey constituents have been removed to create a concentrated protein product, not qualifying as >95% lactose or >80% whey proteins for other headings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
46%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Obtain USDA import license if subject to dairy quotas under additional U.S. notes; provide lab analysis confirming modification (lactose/protein/mineral content); ensure Certificate of Origin excludes Mexico-restricted products