Analysis
HTS 1901.90.10 covers malt extract: fluid under heading 1901 (malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not…).
The general rate is 3.2¢/liter, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 3.2¢/liter. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311942 (Spice and Extract Manufacturing), an industry of 473 US establishments employing 25,339 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
The general rate of 3.2¢/liter has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1901.90.20 | Solid or condensed | 9.6% |
| 1901.90.25 | Puddings ready for immediate consumption without further preparation | Free |
| 1901.90.28 | Dry mixtures containing less than 31 percent by weight of butterfat and consisting of not less than 17.5 percent by weight each of sodium caseinate, butterfat, whey solids containing over 5.5 percent by weight of butterfat, and dried whole milk, but not containing dried milk, dried whey or dried buttermilk any of which contain 5.5 percent or less by weight of butterfat | 0.37¢/kg |
| 1901.90.32 | Cajeta not made from cow's milk | 11.2% |
| 1901.90.33 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 10% |
| 1901.90.34 | Described in additional U.S. note 23 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions | 10% |
| 1901.90.36 | Margarine cheese: other | $1.128/kg |
| 1901.90.60 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 16% |
| 1901.90.61 | Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions | 16% |
| 1901.90.62 | Dairy preparations containing over 10 percent by weight of milk solids: other | $1.035/kg +13.6% |
| 1901.90.63 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 16% |
| 1901.90.64 | Described in additional U.S. note 10 to chapter 4 and entered pursuant to its provisions | 16% |
| 1901.90.65 | Other: other | $1.035/kg + 13.6% |
| 1901.90.66 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 10% |
| 1901.90.67 | Described in additional U.S. note 7 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions | 10% |
| 1901.90.68 | Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 17: other | 23.7¢/kg + 8.5% |
| 1901.90.69 | Described in additional U.S. note 8 to chapter pursuant to its provisions | 10% |
| 1901.90.71 | Articles containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugar described in additional U.S. note 3 to chapter 17: other | 23.7¢/kg + 8.5% |
| 1901.90.72 | Containing over 5.5 percent by weight of butterfat and not packaged for retail sale | 10.2% |
| 1901.90.91 | Other: other | 6.4% |