Nonfat String Cheese from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Test for moisture and fat to confirm cheese status; exclude from Mexican shipments; use licensed importers familiar with dairy quotas