Smoked Grated Cheddar Cheese from China

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 — 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

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

Smoked Grated Cheddar Cheese from China — Import Duty Rate | HTS 0406.20.33.00