Dried Sour Cream Powder 25% Butterfat from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
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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