Ghee Clarified Butter from China
Ghee is clarified butter made by simmering butter to evaporate water and remove milk solids, resulting in a product with high milkfat content but dehydrated form. Classified under HTS 0405.90.20 as 'other' since chapter notes explicitly exclude dehydrated butter or ghee from butter subheading 0405.10. Popular in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines for cooking and religious uses.
Duty Rate — China → United States
26%
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
• Confirm dehydration status as ghee is excluded from 0405.10; provide certificates of analysis for milkfat purity; watch TRQ allocations as part of 6M kg butter substitute limit