Processed Nacho Cheese Sauce Base from China
Pourable processed cheese sauce base for nachos, made from cow's milk blend with stabilizers. HTS 0406.30.91.00 as other processed cheese (not retail-ready prepared), for foodservice reconstitution. High-melt index.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Industrial vs consumer packaging; bulk >10kg avoids some retail quotas
• Shelf-life testing for unrefrigerated import; comply with FSMA
• Avoid 'sauce' misnomer leading to 2106 reclassification