0403.90.55.00/Dried Sour Cream Powder 25% Butterfat/Japan

Dried Sour Cream Powder 25% Butterfat from Japan

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 — 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

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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