Sweet Dried Whey Powder from Japan
Sweet whey from cheese production, spray-dried with natural lactose content and trace added sugar for preservation. Falls under HTS 0404.10.90.00 as 'other' dried whey, not modified per subheading definition and not qualifying as cheese concentrate.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Declare exact sugar content; added sweetening permitted but cannot alter to modified whey classification
• Monitor annual quota (296,000 kg for 0404.10 incl. this subheading); Mexican origin prohibited
• Include Certificate of Origin and milk source verification to avoid Section 232/301 tariffs