U.S. exports of Milk with Fat Content Exceeding 1% but Not Exceeding 6% by Weight (SITC 02212) totaled $9.0M in August 2026.
Importers of Milk with Fat Content Exceeding 1% but Not Exceeding 6% by Weight paid $6K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.65% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Milk with Fat Content Exceeding 1% but Not Exceeding 6% by Weight imports of $1.1M in August 2026 ran 11% below the year-to-date monthly average of $1.2M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataWhole milk, reduced-fat milk, and similar fluid dairy products with a fat content between 1% and 6% by weight fall within this heading, a band that captures the commercially dominant retail milk fat ranges. Like other fluid milk imports, these products are subject to FDA labeling requirements and USDA-administered tariff-rate quotas, with the fat-content band serving as a hard classification boundary — products just above 6% fat would shift to a different heading with potentially different duty treatment. Accurate fat-content documentation is therefore a routine compliance requirement for dairy importers working in this range.
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A fat content exceeding 6% by weight would place the product outside this heading and into a higher-fat classification, which may carry a different duty rate and separate TRQ treatment. If CBP laboratory testing at the port produces a result above the 6% ceiling, the entry would need to be amended to reflect the correct classification, potentially resulting in additional duties. Importers should build a testing margin into their quality control process to avoid borderline results.
Yes. FDA's standards of identity for milk specify the fat content thresholds that determine how a product may be labeled — for example, 'reduced fat milk' must contain a specific fat percentage. Imported fluid milk must comply with these standards before it can be sold in US commerce, and labels must accurately reflect the fat content. Non-compliant labeling can result in detention or refusal at the port of entry. Importers should confirm label compliance before shipment.
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Basic heading 02212 · $9.0M of $11.7B
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Exports · August 2026
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Canada and Taiwan together take 89% of it.
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $14.9M of Milk with Fat Content Exceeding 1% but Not Exceeding 6% by Weight and exported $108.6M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.