Milk Pasteurizer from Canada
Industrial pasteurizer designed to heat milk to 72°C for 15 seconds to kill harmful bacteria while preserving quality, then rapidly cool it. Classified under HTS 8419.89.95.20 as machinery for temperature-based pasteurization specifically for beverages like milk. Excludes domestic models and focuses on food/beverage processing plants.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
14.2%
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
Import Tips
• Verify equipment meets FDA pasteurization standards with validation documentation; ensure sanitary design certification (3-A or EHEDG); common pitfall is misclassifying as general dairy machinery under 8438