Fat-Free Cottage Cheese from Mexico

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.