Milk Pasteurizer from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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