Gorgonzola Process Cheese Spread from China
A smooth, spreadable processed cheese made from Gorgonzola blue-veined cheese blended with emulsifiers and milk solids. It meets the criteria for processed cheese under HTS 0406.30.63.00 as it contains and is processed from blue-veined cheese (except Roquefort), not grated or powdered, and designed for retail use. This classification applies to mixtures incorporating natural blue cheese cultures for flavor.
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
• Obtain USDA import license due to cheese quota restrictions; verify blue-veined cheese origin excludes Roquefort
• Ensure lab analysis confirms processed cheese composition to avoid reclassification