Buttermilk Powder with Malt from Japan
Spray-dried buttermilk (0403-derived) fortified with malt extract and meal for baking and fermentation. HTS 1901.90.65.00 as other dairy food prep (chapter 4 note 1), minimal cocoa.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
13.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Test buttermilk solids for precise kg cmsc declaration per statistical note
• Document processing beyond chapter 11 (malt blending) for 1901 justification
• Segregate from infant mixes; packaging intent affects subheading