Organic Sweetened Condensed Milk from Japan
Certified organic sweetened condensed milk from grass-fed cows, concentrated with organic cane sugar. Falls under 0402.99.55.00 as other condensed milk; organic certification doesn't change HTS classification but requires separate documentation.
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%
Import Tips
• Maintain organic certification chain-of-custody docs alongside dairy quota paperwork
• Sugar source must be verified as non-GMO for organic claims
• Pitfall: organic status doesn't exempt from TRQ licensing