Skim Milk Whey Cheese from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
10%
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
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