Sterilized Cream 4.5% Fat from China
Sterilized (commercially sterile) light cream at 4.5% fat content for long shelf life, no concentration. HTS 0401.20.40.00 for 'other' 1-6% fat dairy creams. Used in baking and coffee where refrigeration unavailable.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide commercial sterility validation records from accredited labs
• Sterilization method affects classification; ultra-high temperature vs retort
• Extended shelf life products face additional shelf-life stability studies