0406.90.18.00/Reduced-Fat Gouda Cheese/China

Reduced-Fat Gouda Cheese from China

Gouda cheese with 20-30% less fat than standard, maintaining semi-hard texture for slicing. Classified HTS 0406.90.18.00 as other Edam/Gouda, provided butterfat exceeds 0.5% threshold excluding low-fat quotas. Meets natural cheese definition without substitutes.

Duty Rate — China → United States

17.5%

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

9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)

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Import Tips

• Lab test fat content to confirm >0.5% avoiding separate low-fat quota (AUSN 23)

• Reference country quotas like New Zealand for blends

• Ensure no emulsifiers per butter note exclusion