Fat-Free Grated Mozzarella for Pizza from China
Pre-grated fat-free Mozzarella cheese with 0.5% or less butterfat, packaged for direct pizza topping use. This product fits HTS 0406.20.87.00 as other grated cheese excluding quota-specific types and meeting low butterfat criteria. It's processed from skim milk to reduce fat content.
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
Import Tips
• Provide milk origin certification; non-cow's milk versions may avoid certain quotas
• Check for anti-caking agents; excess additives risk reclassification to 2106
• Declare moisture content; high-moisture grated cheese sometimes argued as fresh under 0406.10