0406.20.33.00/Smoked Grated Cheddar Cheese/China

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

20%

Rate breakdown

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)

9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

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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