3501.10.10

Analysis

HTS 3501.10.10 covers milk protein concentrate under heading 3501 (casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues).

The general rate is 0.37¢/kg, 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 0.37¢/kg. 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.

The other lines in the same group are 3501.10.50 (casein: other, duty-free), 3501.90.20 (other: casein glues, 6%) and 3501.90.60 (other: other, 0.37¢/kg).

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 311514 (Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing), an industry of 174 US establishments employing 17,210 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.