Emmentaler Filled Cheese Bites from China
Bite-sized Emmentaler processed cheese balls filled with herb cream for appetizers. Outer shell processed from Emmentaler qualifying for HTS 0406.90.92.00 as containing Swiss cheese, with controlled filling <20% total weight. Cocktail party favorite.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Filling composition must not exceed cheese identity; lab test for total milk solids; avoid dairy spread reclassification of fillings