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Nonfat Basket Cheese from China

Fresh drained cheese molded in baskets from skim milk with ≤0.5% butterfat. Classifies under HTS 0406.10.78.00 as other fresh unripened low-butterfat cheese. Traditional Mediterranean style.

Duty Rate — China → United States

20%

Rate breakdown

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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

Import Tips

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Independent butterfat verification required

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