Malt Extract Powder for Baking

A food preparation primarily composed of malt extract mixed with flour and starch, containing over 10% sugar by dry weight, used as a baking ingredient to enhance flavor and browning. It falls under HTS 1901.90.71.00 as a malt extract-based preparation not containing cocoa and not specified elsewhere. The high sugar content aligns with the additional U.S. note 3 to chapter 17.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China8.5%+17.5%26%
🇲🇽Mexico8.5%+10.0%18.5%
🇨🇦Canada8.5%+10.0%18.5%
🇩🇪Germany8.5%+10.0%18.5%
🇯🇵Japan8.5%+10.0%18.5%

Alternative Classifications

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

2106.90.36.00Lower: 17.5% vs 26%

If containing dairy components over 10% by dry weight

Preparations with significant dairy from headings 0401-0404 shift to 2106 if not primarily flour/malt based.

1702.90.40.00Lower: 17.5% vs 26%

If primarily a sugar syrup with minor malt extract

High sugar content preparations not flour-based classify under chapter 17 sugars.

1901.90Same rate: 26%

If sugar content is 10% or less by dry weight

Lower sugar preparations under the same base ingredients fall into the non-sugar noted subheading.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Verify sugar content exceeds 10% dry weight per U.S. note 3 to chapter 17 with lab analysis for accurate classification

Provide detailed ingredient lists and certificates of analysis to confirm no cocoa and compliance with FDA food safety standards

Avoid misclassification as infant formula by ensuring not marketed or composed primarily for infant nutrition

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