Pre-Grated Goya Cheese for Tacos from China
Pre-grated Goya-style cow's milk cheese packaged for Mexican taco preparation, processed from blocks into granular form. Classified under 0406.90.32.00 as it's Goya cheese from cow's milk not presented in original loaves but as retail-ready grated product. Meets definition of other Goya cheese variants for culinary use.
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)
Import Tips
• Confirm grating process documentation to prove not original loaf status; check against Italian-type quota (13M+ kg aggregate); test for milkfat content to avoid low-fat cheese reclassification