Spray-Dried Fat-Free Cheese Powder from China
Spray-dried powder from fat-free cheese varieties, ≤0.5% butterfat, used in processed foods and baking. HTS 0406.20.87.00 covers this as powdered 'other' cheese meeting low-fat specs, distinct from whey powders or high-lactose products excluded by Chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
• Lab test for >95% lactose exclusion; high-lactose whey products shift to 1702
• Industrial vs retail packaging affects quota applicability; bulk shipments often different
• Certify spray-drying preserves cheese characteristics vs becoming whey concentrate