Ontario Cottage Cheese Curd from China
Unripened cottage cheese curd from Ontario, fresh and moist with mild flavor, often sold loose for direct consumption or further processing. Classified under HTS 0406.10.12.00 for fresh cheese curd pursuant to General Note 15, allowing duty-free entry within Canadian quotas. Meets criteria for unripened cheese without curing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
27.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Confirm fat content and moisture levels match fresh curd definition; provide lab analysis if requested by CBP; track annual quota allocations for Canadian dairy to avoid overfill penalties