0406.20.87.00/Fat-Free Grated Mozzarella for Pizza/Japan

Fat-Free Grated Mozzarella for Pizza from Japan

Pre-grated fat-free Mozzarella cheese with 0.5% or less butterfat, packaged for direct pizza topping use. This product fits HTS 0406.20.87.00 as other grated cheese excluding quota-specific types and meeting low butterfat criteria. It's processed from skim milk to reduce fat content.

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 milk origin certification; non-cow's milk versions may avoid certain quotas

• Check for anti-caking agents; excess additives risk reclassification to 2106

• Declare moisture content; high-moisture grated cheese sometimes argued as fresh under 0406.10