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Double Gloucester Cheese from Germany

Traditional English cow's milk cheese with full-bodied, tangy flavor and firm texture, colored orange with annatto. Falls under HTS 0406.90.95.00 as 'other' cow's milk cheese under general quota provisions of U.S. Note 16, excluding specific varieties and soft-ripened types.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Confirm cheese not containing cow's milk exclusions (soft-ripened, low-fat); submit entry under correct country quota share

Retain lab analysis showing >0.5% butterfat and milkfat composition

Avoid quota exhaustion periods (typically late-year)