Canadian Quark Cheese from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%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 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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