Australian Cookies and Cream Dairy Ice Cream from China
Cookies and cream ice cream featuring Australian dairy base mixed with cookie pieces, eligible for GN15 preferential import under 2105.00.25.00. High butterfat content from qualifying milk sources defines its dairy classification. This retail-ready frozen treat avoids quota restrictions via general note provisions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Use GN15 declaration on entry summary; track annual dairy preference usage
• Document inclusion rates of mix-ins to prove primary dairy character
• Beware of cookie origin; substantial non-dairy components risk reclassification