Bulk Grated Roquefort for Food Service from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
18%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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