Tangy Dried Cultured Cream Powder from China
Spray-dried cultured cream with lactic fermentation, 35% butterfat for dips and sauces. Falls under HTS 0403.90.65.00 as dried sour cream 'other,' within butterfat limits and fermented dairy scope. Distinct tangy profile from bacterial cultures.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Require supplier fat/blind tests; customs frequently challenges borderline 45% claims
• Use 'cultured cream powder' nomenclature consistently across docs
• Plan shipments early in quota year; reallocations favor established importers