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DR Activates Safeguard Duty for American Mozzarella

The Dominican Republic is imposing higher duties on imports of U.S. mozzarella cheese after reaching the threshold for safeguard measures under the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report. The country activated the…

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safeguard after importing 472 metric tons of mozzarella cheese from the U.S. so far this year, the agency said,. The cheese will now be subject to an 11.2% tariff for the rest of the year. It was previously subject to a 2% out of quota tariff rate.