Dried Acidified Cream Powder 4.5% Fat from China
Powder obtained by drying acidified cream (cultured with lactic bacteria) containing 4.5% butterfat by weight, meeting precise compositional requirements for HTS 0403.90.41 entry under U.S. note 12 quota. Used in dips, dressings and processed foods requiring sour cream flavor profile.
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 bacteriologic certificate confirming lactic acid fermentation to validate 'cultured' status
• Calculate entries carefully against quota; partial fills may not be reallocable between suppliers
• Label clearly as 'dried cultured dairy' to prevent confusion with whey powders in 0404