Processed Nacho Cheese Sauce Base from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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