0406.90.93.00/Nonfat String Cheese/Japan

Nonfat String Cheese from Japan

Nonfat string cheese is low-moisture mozzarella-style from skim milk with 0.5% or less butterfat, pullable into strings for snacks. Under HTS 0406.90.93.00 as a note 23 low-butterfat cheese subject to import quotas.

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

• Test for moisture and fat to confirm cheese status; exclude from Mexican shipments; use licensed importers familiar with dairy quotas