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Full Fat Fluid Buttermilk Sour Cream Blend from Japan

Blend of cultured buttermilk and sour cream with combined butterfat under 45%, maintained in fluid state. Falls under HTS 0403.90.16.00 as sour cream/other fluid buttermilk products. Used in baking and commercial food service.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%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 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Document exact butterfat composition of blend; obtain triple certification (fat content, fluid state, fermentation method); apply early for USDA dairy import licenses