Manchego Curado Sheep Cheese Wheel from China
Manchego Curado from Spain's La Mancha region is semi-hard sheep's milk cheese aged 4-6 months in traditional drum-shaped loaves, achieving grateable texture. Under HTS 0406.90.56.00 for being sheep's milk-derived, original loaf presentation, and suitability for grating in culinary applications.
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
• Secure Denominación de Origen (DO) certification mandatory for quota access and authenticity
• Maintain 4°C-8°C shipping temperatures to preserve grating texture and avoid softening
• Beware quota exhaustion; Spain classified under 'other countries' with limited allocations