Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. › Chapter 04 Dairy produce; eggs; honey; edible products of animal origin
0406.30.53.00Tariff line
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Cheese and curd
0406
Processed (process) cheese, not grated or powdered
Gruyere-process cheese
Other
0406.30.53.00
Rates of duty
General rate (Column 1)$1.386/kg
SpecialFree (BH, CL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PE, SG) See 9822.04.40 (AU) See 9823.04.01- 9823.04.54 (S+) See 9908.04.05 (IL) See 9918.04.50, 9918.04.57 (CO) See 9919.04.50, 9919.04.56, 9919.04.66 (PA)
Column 2$1.631/kg
Unitkg kg cmsc
Free (BH, CL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PE, SG) See 9822.04.40 (AU) See 9823.04.01- 9823.04.54 (S+) See 9908.04.05 (IL) See 9918.04.50, 9918.04.57 (CO) See 9919.04.50, 9919.04.56, 9919.04.66 (PA)
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for origin CN, entry date 2026-10-26 · base rate $1.386/kg
- Section 301 forced-labor tariff (12.5%)9903.05.31Applies+12.5%China: Column 1 rate + 12.5% additional
- China 301 List 4A (9903.88.15)9903.88.15Applies+7.5%8-digit subheading 0406.30.53 is on L4A
- Tariff-rate quota: this is the over-quota lineInfo—Dairy TRQs (Section 22 / WTO; USDA FAS import licenses) | allocation: Licenses (issued yearly by USDA FAS) + partly first-come-first-served; high over-quota rates (specific + ad valorem) | over-quota goods may also face the chapter 99 subchapter IV (9904) safeguard duty: Y (9904.04–9904.06: additional price- / quantity-triggered safeguard duty on over-quota dairy) | Applies without allocation or once the quota is filled (chapter 4 additional U.S. note 22); the base rate above is the over-quota rate
- PGAFDA FD4 · requiredAMS AM7
Confirmed total 20% · max 20%Full duty breakdown →