Farmer's Cheese
Traditional American fresh cheese from cow's milk, pressed curd with mild flavor for cooking. Fits HTS 0406.10.88.00 as other unripened cow's milk cheese. Excludes quota-exempt soft ripened varieties.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If ripened for minimum 30 days
Ripened fresh cheese moves to processed cheese subheadings.
If blended with edible insects exceeding 1%
Insect-containing dairy products classify under edible insects heading.
If contains ice cream mix ingredients
Dairy preparations for ice cream manufacture classify in Chapter 21.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Pressing documentation shows distinction from unpressed curd
• Butterfat analysis prevents low-fat quota misclassification
• Origin country quota verification essential before export
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