Valdeon Spanish Blue Cheese from China
Valdeón blue cheese from Picos de Europa, Spain - intense blue-mold veins in cow/goat/sheep milk blend, wrapped in maple leaves. Classifies HTS 0406.10.14.00 as blue-mold fresh cheese under Note 17 'other countries' quota (1 kg limit). Pungent, complex flavor.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• 'Other countries' quota virtually non-existent (1 kg); source from quota-eligible nations; provide leaf wrapping documentation doesn't constitute 'processing'