Powdered Cheddar Cheese Mix from China
Spray-dried powder made from blended Cheddar and processed cow's milk cheeses, used in snack foods and sauces. Classified under HTS 0406.20.89.00 for powdered cheeses containing cow's milk pursuant to U.S. note 16 quota provisions. Excludes specific Cheddar quota under note 23.
Duty Rate — China → United States
27.5%
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
• ,Include lab analysis showing >0.5% butterfat and cow's milk origin to meet quota eligibility and prevent low-fat reclassification
• Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as non-quota cheese; CBP audits grated forms rigorously for dairy chapter compliance