Washed Curd Cheese Spread from China
Creamy spread made primarily from washed curd cheese with added stabilizers, suitable for bread and crackers. Falls under HTS 0406.90.82.00 as cheese substitute processed from American-type washed curd under 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
• Verify washed curd content meets American-type cheese definition per Chapter 4 notes
• Include processing documentation proving derivation from quota-eligible cheese
• Check country-specific quota shares (Australia 1M kg, NZ 2M kg annually)