High-Gel Egg White Powder from China
High-gel egg white powder creates thermo-irreversible gels for meat products and desserts, derived from specially selected eggs. It falls under HTS 3502.19.00.00 as other egg albumin, distinguished from sheet-dried by powder form and gelling functionality.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
• Include gel strength test results (Bloom value equivalent) in import documentation
• Certify low microbial count especially for applications in surimi and injected poultry
• Specify shear force requirements for validation in processed meat formulations