Powdered Cheddar Cheese for Sauce Mixes from China
Spray-dried powdered Cheddar cheese used as base ingredient for cheese sauces and processed foods. Classified under HTS 0406.20.29.00 for grated/powdered Cheddar entered pursuant to General Note 15 dairy quotas. Meets natural butterfat content requirements without added emulsifiers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
33.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Verify powder moisture content stays below 5% to maintain cheese classification versus dried milk products
• Include laboratory analysis certifying minimum Cheddar cheese protein content for quota validation
• Check calendar year quota allocations by country; EU/Canada/Australia have specific limits under note 19