Valdeon Spanish Blue Cheese from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 'Other countries' quota virtually non-existent (1 kg); source from quota-eligible nations; provide leaf wrapping documentation doesn't constitute 'processing'