0406.20.85.00/Defatted Swiss Cheese Gratings/Japan

Defatted Swiss Cheese Gratings from Japan

Grated Emmentaler-style cheese defatted to 0.5% butterfat max, for low-cal fondues. HTS 0406.20.85.00 for grated low-fat under Note 23 quota, separate from eye-formation Swiss quotas.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Distinguish from Note 25 eye Swiss quotas; provide eye-absence proof if applicable

• Pitfall: eye formation remnants trigger 0406.90.46 reclassification