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Processed Nacho Cheese Sauce Base from Germany

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 — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%

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