Emmentaler Processed Cheese Spread from China
Spreadable processed cheese dip made from Emmentaler cheese with melting salts, classified under HTS 0406.30.83.00 as other processed cheese mixtures. Derived exclusively from Emmentaler via processing; meets butterfat and solids-not-fat limits from Chapter Notes. Ideal for crackers or as an appetizer base.
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
• Subject to aggregate cheese quotas (e.g
• EU-27: 5,925,000 kg for Swiss-types); apply early for licenses via USDA
• Label with exact cheese origin and processing method
• Avoid misdeclaration as natural cheese to prevent quota evasion penalties