0403.90.61.00/Fermented Skim Milk Powder for Ice Cream/Japan

Fermented Skim Milk Powder for Ice Cream from Japan

Dried fermented skim milk powder with negligible butterfat, cultured for sour cream-like tang in ice cream bases. HTS 0403.90.61.00 applies as dried buttermilk/sour cream equivalent under U.S. Note 9. Enhances flavor without adding fat.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Lab certify butterfat <0.5% and fermentation; include in Note 9 license application

• Beware quota exhaustion leading to higher tariffs

• Use CO for origin verification (no Mexico)