Cultured Buttermilk Powder 18% Milkfat from Germany
Dehydrated cultured buttermilk with 18% butterfat, made from fermented low-fat milk then spray-dried for use in commercial baking and food manufacturing. Classified under HTS 0403.90.51.00 as dried buttermilk (sour cream containing not over 45% butterfat) meeting U.S. note 8 quota requirements with butterfat between 6-35%. Essential ingredient for biscuits, pancakes, and ranch dressings.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Entry limited to 3,321,300 kg annual quota per U.S. note 8; apply early for licenses
• Include processing documentation proving fermentation process
• Avoid misclassification by confirming no added sugars exceeding 'whether containing' allowance