0406.30.91.00/Processed Nacho Cheese Sauce Base/Japan

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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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