Nonfat Cream Cheese Powder from Japan
Spray-dried nonfat cream cheese powder with ≤0.5% butterfat, used in no-fat cheesecakes. Classified HTS 0406.20.85.00 as powdered low-fat cheese under Note 23. Excludes spreads per butter definitions.
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%
Import Tips
• Ensure no emulsifiers violating pure cheese notes; quota prorated by country
• Error: cream cheese spreads (39-80% fat) wrongly under 0405 dairy spreads