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Food-Grade Lactose Powder

Spray-dried lactose powder derived from whey, used in infant formula, bakery goods, and confectionery as a sweetener and bulking agent. Classified under HTS 1702.19.00.00 as other lactose in solid form without added flavors or colors. It meets criteria for chemically pure sugars in chapter 17.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China6.4%+17.5%23.9%
🇲🇽Mexico6.4%+10.0%16.4%
🇨🇦Canada6.4%+10.0%16.4%
🇩🇪Germany6.4%+10.0%16.4%
🇯🇵Japan6.4%+10.0%16.4%

Alternative Classifications

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

1702.90.90.00Higher: 40.1% vs 23.9%

If in syrup form rather than solid

Liquid lactose syrups classify under other sugar syrups, not solid lactose.

1901.90Lower: 16.4% vs 23.9%

If blended into retail food mixes

Retail food preparations with >10% sugar fall under Chapter 19.

3824.99Lower: 15% vs 23.9%

If for biotech fermentation media use

Industrial chemical preparations with sugars shift from pure sugars heading.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Provide whey processing certificates to distinguish from cane/beet sugars for quota purposes

Label fiber content accurately; mislabeling risks shift to higher-duty chapters

Avoid retail packaging at import to prevent TRQ exclusions under US note 3

Related Products under HTS 1702.19.00.00

Pharmaceutical Grade Lactose Monohydrate

Finely milled lactose monohydrate powder used as a filler and diluent in tablet manufacturing for pharmaceuticals. It falls under HTS 1702.19.00.00 as chemically pure lactose in solid form, distinct from food-grade or flavored variants. This classification applies to other lactose products beyond milk sugar or specific syrups.

Chemically Pure Dextrose Monohydrate

High-purity dextrose (glucose) monohydrate crystals produced via enzymatic hydrolysis, used in IV solutions and biopharma. HTS 1702.19.00.00 covers other sugars like chemically pure glucose in solid form, excluding flavored syrups. This ensures separation from invert sugar or confectionery uses.

Pharmaceutical Lactose Spray-Dried Powder

Spray-dried anhydrous lactose for direct compression in tablet production, ensuring flowability and compressibility. Falls under HTS 1702.19.00.00 as other solid lactose without flavoring, per chapter notes excluding prepared foods. Ideal for high-volume pharma manufacturing.

Pure Maltose Powder

Chemically pure maltose (malt sugar) in crystalline powder form from starch hydrolysis, used in nutritional supplements and brewing adjuncts. HTS 1702.19.00.00 includes other sugars like maltose in solid form, without added flavors per subheading exclusions. Distinguished from invert or cane sugars.

Fructose Crystals Anhydrous

Anhydrous D-fructose crystals from corn wet milling, used in low-glycemic sweeteners and pharma. Covered by HTS 1702.19.00.00 as chemically pure fructose in solid form, not syrups or flavored products. Excludes cane-derived under quota scrutiny.

Artificial Honey Substitute Powder

Dried glucose-fructose blend mimicking honey composition, used in baking without natural honey. HTS 1702.19.00.00 includes artificial honey in solid form, whether mixed or pure, per heading scope excluding syrups. Avoids floral source classification issues.