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Gruyere Swiss Cheese Powder for Sauce from Japan

Spray-dried powder from Gruyere-process and Emmentaler blend for instant sauce and soup thickening. Classified HTS 0406.90.92.00 as processed cheese powder containing Swiss cheeses, excluding >95% lactose whey products. Professional kitchen essential.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

Import Tips

Test for lactose content to avoid 1702 reclassification; provide spray-dry process certification; triple check powder quotas are separate from liquid