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
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
• 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