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Gruyere Process Macaroni Cheese Mix from Japan

Dehydrated processed Gruyere cheese powder mixed with pasta for institutional mac & cheese. Primarily cheese under HTS 0406.90.92.00 as Gruyere-process with pasta <30% total weight. Quick-prep for schools and cafeterias.

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

• Cheese must predominate over pasta by weight; verify dehydration doesn't create whey concentrate; institutional quotas separate from retail