0406.30.83.00 - Other 🖩

This HTS category, 0406.30.83.00, specifically encompasses processed cheese and curd, not grated or powdered, that are classified as "Other" within the broader processed cheese groupings. The defining characteristic of this subcategory is its origin or composition. It includes processed cheeses that contain, or have been processed from, Swiss, Emmentaler, or Gruyere-type process cheeses. This implies that at least a portion of the cheese used in the manufacturing process, or a component of the final product, originates from or exhibits the flavor and textural characteristics of these particular Swiss-style cheeses.

This category is distinct from its sibling, 0406.30.81.00, which is reserved for processed cheeses that meet specific conditions outlined in additional U.S. Note 22 to Chapter 4 and are entered in accordance with those provisions. Therefore, 0406.30.83.00 applies to processed cheeses meeting the Swiss, Emmentaler, or Gruyere origin criteria that do not qualify for the specific entry provisions of the sibling category. The classification hinges on the presence and influence of these specific cheese types in the processed product.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS structure, there are no further subdivisions beneath 0406.30.83.00. Classification decisions at this level therefore rely solely on the accurate determination of whether the processed cheese product indeed contains or is derived from Swiss, Emmentaler, or Gruyere-process cheeses, and whether it otherwise fits the general definition of processed cheese not grated or powdered.