Malt Extract Powder for Baking from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
26%
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 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