Fat-Free Swiss Cheese Shreds Powder from China
Powdered fat-free Swiss cheese shreds, ≤0.5% butterfat, for fondue bases. HTS 0406.20.87.00 for other low-fat grated/powdered cheeses excluding eye-formation Swiss quotas.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Confirm no eye formation; affects Swiss quota applicability
• Shred vs powder granularity; ultra-fine may argue whey concentrate
• Country-specific quotas; Switzerland/New Zealand have separate limits