Bulk Australian Colby for Processing from China
Bulk-packed Australian Colby cheese in 640-pound vats, semi-hard with classic open texture for melting or further processing into products. HTS 0406.90.52.00 covers this as note 19 quota entry (1M kg Australia) for industrial American-type Colby cheese.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
• Declare intended end-use as processing to support quota claim; secure license with bulk volume forecast
• Ensure sanitary packaging to meet FDA import standards
• Monitor weight—no allowance for inedible coverings per note