Modified Whey Protein Isolate Powder from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
18.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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