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Industrial Malt Flour Margarine Cheese Base from Japan

Base mixture of malt flour, starch, margarine, and buttermilk powder for manufacturing cheese-like spreads. HTS 1901.90.33.00 under GN15 for preparations of flour/meal, malt, and dairy (0401-0404). Cocoa-free, bulk industrial form.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Include processing statements showing further manufacture to justify bulk classification

• Test for vegetable flour exclusions (0712, 1105, 1106) per Chapter 19 notes

• GN15 paperwork must reference 'margarine cheese' explicitly for approval