Smoked Grated Cheddar Cheese from Canada
Grated cheddar cheese naturally smoked over hardwood, maintaining ≥80% milkfat content without added emulsifiers, meeting butter definition standards adapted for cheese. HTS 0406.20.33.00 covers this grated cheddar form, excluding preserved preparations.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
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
• Document smoking process to prove natural flavoring, avoiding Chapter 21 reclassification
• Check blue-mold quota conflicts if smoke resembles mold characteristics
• Maintain cold chain documentation for quota-period imports