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Pasteurized Processed Cheese Spread from Mexico

Tub-packed pasteurized processed cheese spread from blended Monterey Jack and cheddar with stabilizers. HTS 0406.30.95.00 covers this as other processed cheese mixtures, not grated/powdered, prepared by emulsification. Excludes specific molded or primary cheeses per chapter notes.

Duty Rate — Mexico → United States

18.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Confirm spreadable texture documentation; rigid blocks may shift classification

Include lab analysis for emulsifier content to prove processed status without violating butter definitions

Monitor annual quota fill rates; reallocation possible but requires USTR approval

Pasteurized Processed Cheese Spread from Mexico — Import Duty Rate | HTS 0406.30.95.00