Powdered Cheddar Cheese for Sauce Mixes from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
26%
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
• 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