0405.10.20.00

Other

Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads: Butter

Unit: kg, kg cmsc Heading: 0405 Chapter: 04 As of May 1, 2026

Duty rates

Column 1 (General / MFN)

$1.541/kg

Column 2 (Non-NTR)

$1.813/kg

Column 1 (Special / FTA)

Free (BH,CL,CO,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,SG) See 9822.04.10 (AU) See 9823.03.01-9823.03.12 (S+) See 9908.04.01 (IL)

The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.

Trade measures (Chapter 99)

9903.03.01

The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10%

Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.02

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country that (1) were loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit prior to entry into the United States, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 24, 2026; and (2) are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 28, 2026

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.03

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.04

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(iii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.05

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of civil aircraft (all aircraft other than military aircraft); their engines, parts and components; their other parts, components and subassemblies; and ground flight simulators and their parts and components of any country, provided for in subdivision (aa)(iv) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.06

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.07

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of Canada, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vi) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: CA

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.08

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: MX

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.09

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles of textiles or apparel the product of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(viii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Applies to origin: CR, SV, GT, HN, NI, DO

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.10

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles that are donations, by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, such as food, clothing and medicine, intended to be used to relieve human suffering

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.03.11

The duty provided in the applicable subheading

Articles that are informational materials, including but not limited to publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks and news wire feeds

Applies to origin: IL

Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026

9903.88.03

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The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%

Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)

Applies to origin: CN

Effective from August 23, 2018

Related CBP rulings

N359792 April 7, 2026

The tariff classification of Brown Butter from Finland

The subject merchandise is “Brown Butter,” a product composed of 97 percent clarified butter and 3 percent skim milk powder. During production, the clarified butter and skim milk powder are chopped, weighed, browned, sieved, cooled, mixed,

N329633 December 22, 2022

The tariff classification of Butter from Greece

Sheep’s Milk Butter. You state that the breakdown of component materials by weight are 85 percent milk fat, 13 percent water, and 2 percent milk solids-not-fat content. The manufacturing process consists of the liquefied milk fat undergoing

N329400 December 2, 2022

The tariff classification of Ghee from Greece

The subject product is Ghee Clarified Butter composed of 100 percent sheep’s milk.

N328632 November 2, 2022

The Country of Origin and United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Eligibility of Ghee Butter

The Country of Origin and United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Eligibility of Ghee Butter

N301865 December 14, 2018

The tariff classification of Sheet Butter from France

The subject merchandise is Sheet Butter (also known as Tourage Beurremont). The submitted sample was examined and disposed of. You have stated that the product is Recombined Butter. The ingredient breakdown indicates that the product is com

N284959 May 3, 2017

The tariff classification of Organic Coconut Oil & Ghee Butter and Organic Ghee Butter from India, Phillipines and Sri Lanka

The subject merchandise is Organic Coconut Oil & Ghee Butter and Organic Ghee Butter. Organic Coconut Oil & Ghee Butter is composed of 70 percent coconut oil and 30 percent ghee. You have stated that the product is blended in the United Sta

N262240 March 13, 2015

The tariff classification of a food ingredient from Mexico.

The product in question is identified as “natural and artificial butter flavor” to be used as an ingredient in the manufacture of cookies. It is said to contain butter, salt and small amounts of artificial flavor, propylene glycol, soy leci

N068796 July 24, 2009

The tariff classification of fractionated milk fat from Belgium.

The samples are prominently labeled with the term “anhydrous milk fat.” An accompanying data sheet and flow chart appear to indicate that the product is made by removing virtually all of the moisture and nonfat solids from cream or butter v

N021685 January 18, 2008

The tariff classification of "light dairy spreads" from New Zealand or Australia.

The items in question are identified as two versions of “Light Dairy Spread” (“LDS”), which are said to be spreadable emulsions of the water-in-oil type containing between 39% milk fat and less than 45% milk fat. For LDS “A”, the milk fat w

967780 October 28, 2005

Revocation of NY D86228; white sauce

Your request to the National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for a binding ruling, including a sample and content breakdown by percentage range, dated December 21, 1998, identified the product

L85066 September 1, 2005

The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of "GerCreme" from Mexico; Article 509

The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of "GerCreme" from Mexico; Article 509

R01685 May 23, 2005

The tariff classification of confectionery butter mixes from Australia or New Zealand.

The goods at issue are two confectionery butter mixtures, which will be imported refrigerated, in containers ranging from 25-kg corrugated fiberboard cartons to 1,250 kg. bulk transport containers (totes). The butter component in these blen

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Duty by origin country

The rate above is the statutory base. Total landed duty depends on origin — see the calculated rate for 0405.10.20.00 from each major US trading partner.

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