Fat-Free Cream Cheese from China
Unripened fresh cheese spread made from skim milk, containing 0.5% or less butterfat, fitting HTS 0406.10.74.00 under U.S. note 23 quota for low-butterfat cheeses. It is fresh, uncured whey cheese derivative entered pursuant to quota license requirements.
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
• Submit laboratory certificate confirming butterfat ≤0.5% with entry documents; apply for quota license via USDA early in calendar year; ensure product remains fresh/unripened to avoid reclassification