Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. › Chapter 04 Dairy produce; eggs; honey; edible products of animal origin
0406.90.78.00Tariff line
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Cheese and curd
0406
Other cheese
Other cheeses, and substitutes for cheese, including mixtures of the above
Other, including mixtures of the above (excluding goods containing mixtures of subheadings 0406.90.61 or 0406.90.63)
Containing, or processed from, Cheddar cheese
Other
0406.90.78.00
Rates of duty
General rate (Column 1)$1.227/kg
SpecialFree (BH, CL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PE, SG) See 9822.04.45 (AU) See 9823.04.01- 9823.04.54 (S+) See 9908.04.05 (IL) See 9918.04.50, 9918.04.53 (CO) See 9919.04.50, 9919.04.52, 9919.04.62 (PA)
Column 2$1.443/kg
Unitkg kg cmsc
Free (BH, CL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PE, SG) See 9822.04.45 (AU) See 9823.04.01- 9823.04.54 (S+) See 9908.04.05 (IL) See 9918.04.50, 9918.04.53 (CO) See 9919.04.50, 9919.04.52, 9919.04.62 (PA)
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for origin CN, entry date 2026-10-25 · base rate $1.227/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 0406.90.78 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 18); the base rate above is the over-quota rate
- PGAFDA FD4 · requiredAPHIS Core AQ1AMS AM7
Confirmed total 20% · max 20%Full duty breakdown →