Bulk Grated Roquefort for Food Service from China
Commercial bulk packs of grated Roquefort cheese for restaurant supply and food manufacturing. Specifically HTS 0406.20.10.00 as powdered Roquefort blue-vein cheese meeting chapter definition excluding butterfat limits. Traditional sheep milk aging in natural Roquefort cellars.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28%
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
• Quota year runs calendar year; plan imports early to avoid over-quota rates
• Commercial invoice must specify 'grated Roquefort cheese' not generic blue cheese
• Pasteurized status documentation required for FDA dairy import clearance