Rancid Butter Oil from China
Rancid butter oil is aged or naturally rancid milk-derived fat included in chapter note (a) for heading 0405, but classified as 'other' under 0405.90.20 due to composition. Used in traditional cheese ripening or flavor compounds. Meets milkfat content but exceeds water/solids tolerances for butter.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Note rancid status in commercial invoice; sensory testing may be needed for verification; included in butter substitute quota—plan allocations