Cultured Dried Sour Cream 3% Fat (EU Quota Origin) from Japan
Freeze-dried sour cream from EU countries with 3% butterfat, retaining tangy fermented flavor for gourmet applications. Enters under HTS 0403.90.37.00 per General Note 15 provisions for low-fat dried fermented creams ≤6% butterfat. Distinct from whey products per Chapter 4 exclusion notes.
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
• Confirm EU origin qualifies under specific country quotas in Additional US Notes; licenses mandatory
• Maintain chain-of-custody documentation from fermentation through drying to prove sour cream origin
• Avoid mislabeling as 'yogurt powder' which could trigger 0403.10 classification and different regulations