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Smoked Grated Cheddar Cheese from Mexico

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 — Mexico → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico

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 Mexico — Import Duty Rate | HTS 0406.20.33.00