Cultured Buttermilk Solids 4% Fat from Japan
Cultured buttermilk solids dried to ≤6% butterfat content, primarily for bakery fortification and nutritional mixes. Falls under HTS 0403.90.41.10 as quota-controlled dried fermented buttermilk requiring import license. Produced from pasteurized milk fermented with lactic cultures then dehydrated.
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
• Include production process documentation proving bacterial fermentation
• Ensure packaging prevents moisture absorption maintaining dry specification
• Check Mexico origin exclusion before sourcing