Low-Fat Dairy Vegetable Oil Blend from Japan
A reduced-fat margarine blending soybean oil with dairy whey fat fractions, entered under general note 15 provisions. Fits 1517.90.4500 as a dairy product edible mixture per chapter 4 additional note 1. Suitable for health-conscious spreads.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit fat content breakdown showing dairy fractions to qualify under dairy import quotas
• Use general note 15 for USMCA partners to minimize duties; non-compliant entries default to higher rates