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Cultured Buttermilk Powder Low-Fat from Japan

Dehydrated cultured buttermilk with 4.5% butterfat, used in baking mixes and dry seasoning blends. Falls under HTS 0403.90.45.00 as dried buttermilk containing not over 6% butterfat from fermented milk, excluding quota-limited sweetened varieties.

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

Confirm fermentation process documentation; check for quota availability under US Note 6; avoid misclassification as dried milk subject to stricter limits