Romano Cow's Milk Grated Cheese from China
Grated Pecorino Romano made exclusively from cow's milk, a sharp, salty table cheese used in Italian cuisine. HTS 0406.90.42.00 covers this as 'other' Romano from cow's milk, distinct from sheep's milk versions, in non-loaf forms per chapter notes on Italian-types. Produced via traditional salting and aging methods.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Differentiate cow's milk Romano from sheep's milk (different quotas); retain production records proving 100% cow's milk; monitor aggregate Italian quota fills