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Fat-Free Cottage Cheese from Germany

Fat-free cottage cheese is a fresh cheese made from skimmed cow's milk with less than 0.5% butterfat by weight, featuring a curd-like texture and mild flavor. It falls under HTS 0406.90.94.00 as 'other cheese' with 0.5% or less butterfat, not subject to specific cheese quotas. This classification applies to low-fat fresh cheeses excluding mixtures with certain quota items.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%

Import Tips

Obtain USDA import license due to dairy quotas; verify butterfat content <0.5% via lab analysis; ensure country of origin not Mexico to avoid exclusion