0406.90.51.00/Matured Colby Cheese Chunk/China

Matured Colby Cheese Chunk from China

Chunks of matured Colby cheese with developed nutty flavor, firmer texture from extended aging, still maintaining open body without eyes. HTS 0406.90.51.00 for general note 15 quota entries as American-type Colby cheese. Aging enhances flavor but keeps it distinct from washed curd types.

Duty Rate — China → United States

40%

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

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Import Tips

• Provide aging certificates (months) to support classification; monitor moisture for compliance

• Use licensed customs brokers familiar with dairy quotas

• Avoid commingling with quota-ineligible origins