Buttermilk Powder Sugar Mix from Japan
A dry blend of dried buttermilk solids (0403.90) with sugar, exceeding 16% milk solids and under 5.5% butterfat, for bakery premixes. HTS 2106.90.09.00 covers this as a non-retail food preparation for further processing. It's not market-ready in imported form.
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
• Label shipments clearly as 'not for retail sale' with intended industrial end-use
• Conduct fat content assays to confirm ≤5.5% butterfat threshold
• Maintain records of milk solids percentage calculations for customs audits