Processed Cheddar Slices from China
Pre-sliced processed Cheddar cheese sheets for sandwiches, made by blending and forming Cheddar with minimal stabilizers. Falls under HTS 0406.90.76.00 for Cheddar-processed substitutes pursuant to U.S. Note 18 quotas. Slicing and processing do not remove it from Cheddar quota provisions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
27.5%
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
• Include commercial invoices specifying Cheddar content percentage; monitor reallocation of unfilled quotas via USTR; test for butterfat to avoid low-fat reclass