0406.10.78.00/Nonfat Cream Cheese Spread/Germany

Nonfat Cream Cheese Spread from Germany

Spreadable fresh cheese made from skim milk with 0.5% or less butterfat, unripened and uncured. Classified under HTS 0406.10.78.00 as other fresh cheese substitutes meeting the low butterfat requirement. Commonly packaged in foil tubs for retail sale.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%

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Import Tips

• Verify composition meets strict butterfat limit via independent lab analysis before shipment

• Check TRQ status under Additional U.S

• Note 23; over-quota rates significantly higher

• Include commercial invoice specifying 'fresh unripened cheese, butterfat ≤0.5%' for CBP examination