Harmonized System Codes • Schedule B • Harmonized Commodity Description

HS Code 04069028: Goya Cheese, NESOI

• Product description: Goya cheese, NESOI (Not Elsewhere Specified or Included), subject to general note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).
• Bound / MFN duty rate: 25%
• Quantity unit: Kilograms (KG)
• Special tariff preference programs: Free (A+, AU, BH, CA, CL, D, E, IL, J, JO, MA, MX, OM, P, PE, SG)
• Importing US states: New Jersey (repeated 10 times)
• Exporting US states: Idaho and New Mexico (alternating)

The HS Code 04069028 refers to Goya cheese that is not specified or included in any other category. This cheese is subject to general note 15 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). The HTS is an international system used to classify and define goods for customs and trade purposes.

When importing Goya cheese under this HS code, a bound / MFN (Most Favored Nation) duty rate of 25% applies. This means that regardless of the country of origin, the importing country must apply the same duty rate for all its trading partners when it comes to Goya cheese.

The quantity unit for this product is kilograms (KG), which is the standard unit of measurement for most goods traded internationally.

There are several special tariff preference programs that offer duty-free treatment for Goya cheese imported under HS Code 04069028. These programs include:

• Free: Imports from least-developed beneficiary developing countries eligible for Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) under that subheading
• Australia Special Rate
• Bahrain Special Rate
• NAFTA for Canada: Duty-free treatment under the North American Free Trade Agreement
• Chile Special Rate
• Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Duty-free treatment
• Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)
• Israel Special Rate: Duty-free treatment
• Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)
• Jordan Special Rate
• Morocco Special Rate
• NAFTA for Mexico: Duty-free treatment under the North American Free Trade Agreement
• Oman Special Rate
• Dominican Republic-Central American Special Rate (DR-CAFTA)
• Peru Special Rate
• Singapore Special Rate

When it comes to the United States, the specified importing state for Goya cheese under HS Code 04069028 is New Jersey. This means that Goya cheese imported under this HS code is primarily received in New Jersey.

On the other hand, the exporting US states for Goya cheese under HS Code 04069028 are Idaho and New Mexico. These two states alternate as the origin of the exported Goya cheese shipments.

HS Code 04069028 represents Goya cheese that doesn't fit into any other specified category. It is subject to a 25% bound / MFN duty rate, and the quantity unit is kilograms (KG). Various special tariff preference programs offer duty-free treatment for this cheese, and it is primarily imported into New Jersey while being exported from Idaho and New Mexico.