Granular Curd Cheese Bulk from China
Granular cheese curd, American-type fresh cheese product used in cottage cheese production, entered under HTS 0406.10.34.00 quota provisions of U.S. Note 19. It features a crumbly, granular texture from specific coagulation process excluding Cheddar varieties.
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
• Provide lab analysis confirming granular texture and milk composition meets fresh cheese criteria
• Avoid Mexican origin products as explicitly excluded from quota eligibility
• Declare exact butterfat content to confirm < quota exclusions for low-fat variants