Gruyere-Process Cheese Blend from China
A processed cheese product containing Gruyere-process cheese mixed with Emmentaler, designed for melting in fondues and sauces. It falls under HTS 0406.90.90.00 as a substitute for cheese processed from Swiss/Emmentaler/Gruyere-process cheese, entered under U.S. Note 22 quota provisions. The mixture meets the specific import licensing requirements for these cheese derivatives.
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
• Obtain USDA import license prior to entry as required by Additional U.S
• Note 22; verify product contains Swiss/Emmentaler/Gruyere-process cheese per documentation; avoid misclassification by confirming no eye formation which shifts to 0406.90.46