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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Include detailed production process docs showing fermentation; obtain GN15 license
• Pitfall: mislabeling as whey product causing reclassification