Skim Milk Whey Cheese from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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