Cultured Buttermilk Powder 15% Milkfat from Mexico
Dehydrated cultured buttermilk with 15% butterfat, produced by fermenting skimmed milk with lactic cultures, commonly used in commercial baking mixes. Classified under HTS 0403.90.55.00 as dried buttermilk within the 6-35% butterfat range for 'other' fermented milk products. Excludes quota-exempt categories like high-lactose whey.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Verify fermentation process documentation; must show lactic acid bacteria cultures per Chapter 4 butter definition standards
• Subject to aggregate dried cream quota (US note 2); apply early for licenses via USDA Dairy Import Licensing Program
• Avoid common pitfall of mislabeling as 'nonfat dry milk' which falls under restricted 0402.21 quotas