HS code for milk powder in China: 1901101090

HS code for milk powder in China

The HS code for milk powder in China is 1901101090 — Powdered formulas prepared for infant use, put up for retail sale(Cocoa contents:<5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis).

MFN duty 15% VAT 13% Temporary rate 5% Consumption tax 0% Chinese customs wording: 供婴幼儿食用的零售包装配方奶粉(乳基特殊医学用途婴幼儿配方食品除外)

Official tariff line authoritative
Official Chinese customs nomenclature for the code above. Rates are the reference figures of the current schedule; always confirm against the full record.
Official Chinese customs tariff line for milk powder
HS code Description (official English) Chinese customs wording MFN VAT Detail
1901101090 Powdered formulas prepared for infant use, put up for retail sale(Cocoa contents:<5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis) 供婴幼儿食用的零售包装配方奶粉(乳基特殊医学用途婴幼儿配方食品除外) 15% 13% Open
Codes used in practice for products declared as “milk powder”
Grouped from real Chinese import declarations. This list includes parts and components codes — that is expected, because components are imported far more often than finished machines. Use it to see how the product is classified in practice, not as the final answer.
HS codes used in Chinese import declarations for milk powder
HS code Description (official English) Declarations MFN VAT Detail
1901101010 Powdered formulas prepared for infant use, put up for retail sale(Cocoa contents:<5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis) 1,823 15% 13% Open
0402210000 Milk and cream, In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1.5%, Not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 195 10% 13% Open
0402100000 Milk and cream, In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1.5%, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 143 10% 13% Open
1901101090 Powdered formulas prepared for infant use, put up for retail sale(Cocoa contents:<5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis) 123 15% 13% Open
0402290000 Other Milk and cream, In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1.5%, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 96 10% 13% Open
Why 1901101090 is the answer
  • Classified in heading 1901 — Mai Jing; Fine powder, coarse granules, coarse powder, starch, or other food products refined from wheat that are not listed, do not contain cocoa or have a fully defatted cocoa content of less than 40% by weight; Food products listed in items 04.01 to 04.04, excluding cocoa or containing less than 5% by weight of fully defatted cocoa, not listed in other items , chapter 19 — Products of Grains, Flour, Starch, or Milk; Cake Dim sum .
  • Matching official wording: the Chinese tariff description for this line is “供婴幼儿食用的零售包装配方奶粉(乳基特殊医学用途婴幼儿配方食品除外)”, which contains the term used for milk powder in the official nomenclature.
  • Corroborated by declarations: 1,823 import records whose product descriptions match milk powder are declared under this heading family, i.e. 64% of the declarations matching the term fall under the single most-used code.
  • Reference only: classification is decided by China Customs on the goods as presented. Rates shown are the schedule’s reference figures and can include unit-based (specific) duties — see the full record for the complete breakdown.
Frequently asked

What is the HS code for milk powder in China?

The most specific Chinese customs tariff line for milk powder is 1901101090 — Powdered formulas prepared for infant use, put up for retail sale(Cocoa contents:<5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis). China applies a most-favoured-nation (MFN) import duty of 15% and value-added tax of 13% on this line.

Is there more than one HS code for milk powder?

The Chinese tariff schedule carries a single statistical line directly covering milk powder at 10-digit level: 1901101090. Only one line matched the term in the official nomenclature.

Which HS code do importers actually declare for milk powder?

In Chinese import declaration records whose product descriptions match "milk powder", the most frequently used 10-digit line is 1901101010 — Powdered formulas prepared for infant use, put up for retail sale(Cocoa contents:<5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis), used in 1,823 records in our sample.

How is milk powder classified under the Chinese tariff?

Classification follows the Harmonized System: milk powder falls under heading 1901 and statistical line 1901101090. Chinese customs wording for this line is “供婴幼儿食用的零售包装配方奶粉(乳基特殊医学用途婴幼儿配方食品除外)” (English: Powdered formulas prepared for infant use, put up for retail sale(Cocoa contents:<5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis)). Classification is decided by China Customs on the basis of the goods as presented.

Other products classified in heading 1901

Product name: milk powder (奶粉). This page is generated from the Chinese customs tariff schedule and from a corpus of real import declarations, and is provided for reference only. Search related product names.