Zero-Fat Processed Cheese Spread from China
Spreadable processed cheese product from defatted milk solids and whey, containing 0.5% or less butterfat. Fits HTS 0406.30.87.00 as 'other' processed cheese with minimal fat content, suitable for low-calorie diets. Not dehydrated or powdered form.
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
• Check Additional U.S
• Note 23 quotas; no Mexican product allowed under this low-fat provision
• Include commercial invoice specifying 'processed cheese, ≤0.5% butterfat' to match tariff description
• Monitor for reclassification if moisture content suggests dairy spread under 0405 definitions