Full Cream Milk Powder for Ice Cream from Japan
Full cream spray-dried milk powder with 28% fat and 10% added lactose, specifically formulated for ice cream production. Falls under HTS 0402.29.10.00 as sweetened powder >1.5% fat per U.S. note 10 quantitative limits. Requires import licensing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Label shipments clearly as 'milk powder >1.5% fat, added sugar' to prevent misclassification
• Maintain production records showing dairy-only concentration process (no Chapter 19 exclusion)
• Apply for quota early in calendar year; reallocations possible via USDA/USTR