Extra Sharp Grated Cheddar Cheese from China
Grated extra sharp cheddar cheese aged over 12 months for intense flavor, produced from cow's milk and mechanically shredded into fine particles. Falls under HTS 0406.20.33.00 specifically for grated cheddar, separate from fresh or processed cheese categories per HTS structure.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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 quota eligibility by country (e.g
• Australia/New Zealand limits) and apply early for licenses
• Labeling must specify 'grated cheddar' to distinguish from powdered cheese in 0406.20.65
• Avoid common pitfall of moisture content exceeding natural cheese limits, triggering reclassification