Skim Milk Whey Cheese from Germany
Fresh whey cheese produced from skimmed whey with butterfat content of 0.5% or less. Meets HTS 0406.10.78.00 criteria for fresh (unripened) whey cheese and curd substitutes. Used in low-fat baking and direct consumption.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide whey processing documentation proving fresh/unripened status and butterfat compliance
• Refrigerated container mandatory; temperature logs required for FDA import clearance
• Avoid Mexican origin products as explicitly excluded from all low-fat cheese quotas