Fat-Free Cottage Cheese Powder from Germany
Powdered form of nonfat cottage cheese curd, dried to ≤0.5% butterfat for baking. Under HTS 0406.20.85.00 as powdered low-fat cheese per Note 23. Differentiated from whey by molding capability and fat specs.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate ≥ 10 percent): MFN >= 10% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Document drying process to prove cheese origin vs whey concentrate; quota licenses non-transferable
• Common error: classifying as fresh curd under 0406.10 if insufficiently powdered