Organic Dairy Butter Blend Margarine from China
This margarine is an edible mixture of vegetable oils and dairy butter fractions, described in general note 15 (NAFTA/USMCA provisions) and entered accordingly. It falls under HTS 1517.90.4500 due to its dairy content from cows' milk solids exceeding thresholds in additional U.S. note 1 to chapter 4. The product is formulated for retail use as a butter substitute with at least 80% fat content.
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
• Verify entry under general note 15 provisions with USMCA certificate of origin to qualify for preferential tariff treatment
• Provide dairy content certification showing cows' milk solids (kg cmsc) to meet chapter 4 note 1 requirements and avoid reclassification