0406.10.78.00/Skim Milk Whey Cheese/Japan

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

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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