0406.90.20.00/Norwegian Geitost Brown Goat Cheese/China

Norwegian Geitost Brown Goat Cheese from China

Geitost is a traditional Norwegian brown cheese made by boiling goat's milk whey until caramelized, resulting in its characteristic sweet, fudgy texture and brown color. It falls under HTS 0406.90.20.00 because it is produced exclusively from goat's milk whey, matching the subheading's specific composition requirement of goat's milk whey or mixtures with no more than 20% cow's milk. This distinguishes it from other Gjetost variants with higher cow's milk content.

Duty Rate — China → United States

21.7%

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)

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Import Tips

• Obtain USDA import license as this falls under cheese quota limitations; verify country-specific allocations for your supplier

• Provide lab analysis certifying goat's milk whey composition with ≤20% cow's milk to avoid reclassification

• Label clearly as 'Gjetost from goat's whey' to meet FDA country-of-origin and composition requirements