Canadian Quark Cheese from Canada
Canadian quark production - fresh cheese >80% moisture per HTS 0406.90.94, USMCA note 4(b)(2) TRQ eligible. Creamy texture similar to European fresh cheese styles. Sold fresh without ripening or aging.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Maintain strict fresh cheese definition - no culturing beyond coagulation
• Provide centrifuge process documentation proving fresh cheese manufacture
• Monitor USMCA TRQ fill rates as Canadian dairy limits restrictive