U.S. imports of Butter and Other Milk-Derived Fats and Oils (SITC 02300) totaled $77.7M in August 2026, imported from 47 countries.
Importers of Butter and Other Milk-Derived Fats and Oils paid $15.6M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 20.18% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Butter and Other Milk-Derived Fats and Oils imports of $77.7M in August 2026 ran 24% above the year-to-date monthly average of $62.5M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataTariff-rate quota treatment is a defining feature of US butter imports, with above-quota shipments subject to substantially higher duties than in-quota volumes. Milk fat products in this category range from standard butter to anhydrous milkfat and butteroil, each with distinct moisture and fat-content specifications that affect classification. USDA FSIS oversight applies at the port of entry, requiring that shipments originate from approved foreign establishments. Importers should track TRQ fill rates closely, as quota exhaustion mid-year can sharply alter landed cost calculations.
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777 import shipments a month
Butter imports are subject to a TRQ under which in-quota shipments carry a lower duty rate; once the annual quota volume is filled, above-quota entries face a significantly higher rate. Importers should monitor USDA quota fill data and time shipments accordingly to manage landed costs.
Standard butter typically contains around 80% milkfat with residual moisture and milk solids, while anhydrous milkfat (AMF) and butteroil are processed to remove nearly all moisture, yielding a higher fat concentration. These compositional differences drive separate HTS subheadings and can affect both duty treatment and FSIS admissibility requirements.
Basic heading 50 of 337 in section 0
Basic heading 02300 · $77.7M of $14.7B
Imports · August 2026
origin
Ireland and New Zealand together supply 90% of it. Argentina pays 52.7% duty; France 13.3%.
customs district
Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
destination
Census does not publish state detail for this classification system.
entry
Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
ImportsExports
Imports
$77.7MYoY · free account
Exports
$41.4MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $609.8M of Butter and Other Milk-Derived Fats and Oils and exported $681.7M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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