Dried Sour Cream 8% Butterfat Uruguay Quota from Japan
Low-fat dried sour cream from Uruguay at 8% butterfat, qualifying under general note 15 provisions. HTS 0403.90.47.00 covers this as dried sour cream over 6% but not over 35% fat. Used in low-calorie recipes.
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
• Include detailed production process docs showing fermentation; obtain GN15 license
• Pitfall: mislabeling as whey product causing reclassification