Dairy Creamer Paste with Vegetable Oil

An edible paste mixing nonfat dry milk solids and cream fractions with palm oil for coffee or cooking use. Falls under HTS 1517.90.60.00 due to dairy components from chapter 4 note 1 blended with vegetable fats, distinct from heading 1516. Reported by kg cmsc for cows' milk solids.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+17.5%17.5%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

0402.99.90.00Higher: 32.4% vs 17.5%

If primarily unmodified dairy powder with minimal oil

Predominantly dairy powders without significant fat blending stay in chapter 4 as milk/cream preparations.

1517.90.90Same rate: 17.5%

If lacking any cows' milk solids from chapter 4

Non-dairy edible mixtures fall into the general 'other' category outside dairy-specific subheading.

2106.90.36.00Same rate: 17.5%

If sold as flavored creamer for retail with additives

Retail flavored creamers with dairy and sugar are food preparations under chapter 21.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Document exact dairy fractions to confirm chapter 4 note 1 applicability and kg cmsc calculation

Avoid common pitfall of undervaluing dairy content, which could trigger reclassification to higher dairy duties

Include stability test results if emulsion separates, as it affects 'preparation' status