&&The good of your request is shredded (grated) Monterey Jack cheese. According to your submission, this cheese has a clean and mild Monterey Jack flavor and is semi-firm. The listed ingredients are pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, enzymes and salt.

&&Section 10 of the Customs Tariff directs that classification of imported goods shall be determined in accordance with the General Rules for the Interpretation of the Harmonized System. Section 11 of the Customs Tariff states that in interpreting the headings and subheadings, regard shall be had to the World Customs Organization's (WCO) Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System.&&&&General Interpretative Rule 1 (GIR 1) directs that titles of Sections, Chapters and sub-Chapters are provided for ease of reference only. For legal purposes, classification shall be determined according to the terms of the heading and any relative Section and Chapter Notes. Similarly, General Interpretative Rule 6 (GIR 6) directs that classification shall be determined according to the terms of those subheadings and any related Subheading Notes.&&&&In your request, you proposed tariff classification under 0406.20.12.00 for the Monterey Jack cheese presented shredded. This tariff classification is appropriate.&&&&Heading 04.06 specifically provides for cheese products and subheading 0406.20 provides for “grated or powdered cheese, of all kinds”.&&