Emmentaler Filled Cheese Bites from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Filling composition must not exceed cheese identity; lab test for total milk solids; avoid dairy spread reclassification of fillings