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

27.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)

Import Tips

'Other countries' quota virtually non-existent (1 kg); source from quota-eligible nations; provide leaf wrapping documentation doesn't constitute 'processing'