Cheese Spread Mixture from Mexico
A spreadable cheese product blending multiple cow's milk cheeses (not quota types) with minimal stabilizers. Used as deli spread or appetizer base. Classified under HTS 0406.90.97.00 as mixtures of other cheeses excluding prohibited quota mixtures.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Formulation sheet required proving no quota cheese components from 0406.90.61/0406.90.63
• Fat content testing critical; spreads approaching dairy spread definition (39-80% fat) risk reclassification
• Retail packaging vs. bulk affects documentation; consumer packs need full labeling compliance