Granular Curd Cheese Bulk from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
20%
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
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