Diet Colby Process Cheese Slices from Mexico
Pre-sliced processed Colby cheese for diet use, with butterfat at 0.5% or less by weight. This is covered by HTS 0406.30.85.00 for low-butterfat processed cheese, other, under Note 23 quota entry.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Use third-party lab for butterfat verification to avoid disputes
• Monitor quota year (calendar) and country shares
• Common error: classifying as American-type if >0.5% fat