Fat-Free Feta Cheese Crumbles from China
Grated/crumbled fat-free Feta (≤0.5% butterfat) for salads, processed to powder-like texture. Under HTS 0406.20.85.00 as low-fat grated mixtures per Note 23 quota.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30%
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
Import Tips
• Specify 'crumbled grated' on invoices; test for brining residues affecting fat calc
• Pitfall: sheep milk Feta exempt from cow's milk quotas but fat-checked