Queso Fresco from China
Traditional Mexican fresh cow's milk cheese, crumbly and mildly tangy, used in tacos and salads. Falls under HTS 0406.10.88.00 as unripened cow's milk cheese not qualifying for specific exclusions. Excludes soft ripened varieties per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Verify country of origin quotas; Mexican products prohibited from cheese quota subheadings
• Include certificate of analysis showing moisture content consistent with fresh cheese
• Label clearly as 'fresh cheese' to prevent reclassification as ripened varieties