HTS tariff line · chapter 35
3502.20.00
Milk albumin, including concentrates of two or more whey proteins
Analysis
HTS 3502.20.00 covers milk albumin, including concentrates of two or more whey proteins under heading 3502 (albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by weight more…).
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 50% of the 14 tariff lines in chapter 35 that are also free. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 3502.11.00 (egg albumin: dried, 47.6¢/kg), 3502.19.00 (egg albumin: other, 9.7¢/kg) and 3502.90.00 (albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey…, duty-free).
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.
All 3 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3502.11.00 | Egg albumin: dried | 47.6¢/kg |
| 3502.19.00 | Egg albumin: other | 9.7¢/kg |
| 3502.90.00 | Albumins (including concentrates of two or more whey proteins, containing by weight more than 80 percent whey proteins, calculated on the dry matter), albuminates and other albumin derivatives: other | Free |