Gruyere Process Cheese Powder from Germany
Powdered cheese made from Gruyere-process methods, finely milled for industrial food manufacturing applications. HTS 0406.20.81.00 covers such processed powdered forms entered under U.S. Note 22 quota for specified countries excluding Mexico. Must meet fat content and composition standards of originating cheeses.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document production process verifying Gruyere-process origin; monitor annual quota exhaustion via USDA reports; use bulk containers to maintain grated/powdered classification