Processed Nacho Cheese Sauce Base from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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