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Dried Sour Cream Powder 25% Butterfat from Germany

This is a dehydrated sour cream product cultured from cow's milk, containing 25% butterfat by weight after drying, used primarily as an ingredient in baking and sauces. It falls under HTS 0403.90.55.00 as dried sour cream (under the buttermilk/sour cream category) with butterfat content over 6% but not exceeding 35%. The product meets Chapter 4 definitions for fermented dairy without exceeding quota exclusions.

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

Obtain USDA import license as this falls under dried dairy quotas (max 3,321,300 kg/year under US note 2); Mexican origin prohibited

Provide lab certification confirming 6-35% butterfat content and fermented sour cream composition to avoid reclassification

Declare exact moisture content; over-drying may shift to whey protein products under 0404, triggering different quotas