Processed Cheese Food Spread from China
Spreadable processed cheese food with milkfat 39-80%, emulsified for retail jars. Enters HTS 0406.30.56.00 as other processed cheese mixtures under General Note 15 quota. Fits Chapter 4 definition for non-grated processed products excluding butter standards.
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
• Provide lab analysis confirming milkfat and no prohibited additives per Chapter 4 notes; track quota fill rates via USDA to time imports
• Watch for misdeclaration as dairy spread (0405) due to texture