Concentrated Fruit Yogurt from Germany
Concentrated yogurt blended with fruit puree and sweetened, produced through fermentation followed by partial whey removal. This Israeli product falls under HTS 0403.90.87.00 as fermented milk entered under General Note 15. The concentration process and fruit addition place it in 'other' fermented milk category.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%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 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document concentration method (evaporation vs straining) for Customs classification review
• Fruit content declaration must not exceed levels that would trigger Chapter 20 classification
• Maintain cold chain documentation to preserve live culture viability during transit