0401.20.40.00/Sterilized Cream 4.5% Fat/Japan

Sterilized Cream 4.5% Fat from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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