Grade A Fluid Sour Cream 36% Butterfat from China
Premium Grade A sour cream produced by fermenting heavy cream to achieve characteristic tangy flavor and thick texture, with 36% milkfat content. Classified under HTS 0403.90.04.00 as fluid sour cream ≤45% butterfat pursuant to U.S. note 5 quota provisions for buttermilk/sour cream imports. Meets strict bacteriological standards for retail sale.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Provide lab analysis certifying butterfat ≤45% and fermentation process; apply for quota license early in calendar year; declare as 'fluid sour cream' not dried/concentrated to avoid reclassification