0406.20.10.00/Grated Roquefort Cheese/Japan

Grated Roquefort Cheese from Japan

Finely grated Roquefort cheese made from sheep's milk with characteristic blue veins from Penicillium roqueforti mold. This powdered form is specifically classified under HTS 0406.20.10.00 as Roquefort cheese that has been grated or powdered. Produced in the Roquefort region of France using traditional methods.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

18%

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
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Import Tips

• Obtain USDA import license for blue-mold cheese quota (note 18); EU-27 limited to 2,805,383 kg annually

• Provide certificate of origin proving Roquefort PDO status from Roquefort-sur-Soulzon region

• Avoid misclassification as generic blue cheese; grated form cannot exceed quota weight limits

Grated Roquefort Cheese from Japan — Import Duty Rate | HTS 0406.20.10.00