Blue Cheese Crumble Powder Cambozola from China
Powdered Cambozola, a German triple-cream blue cheese with soft texture and white-blue mold veins, ground for foodservice use. Classified in HTS 0406.20.22.00 as grated blue-veined cheese under General Note 15 import provisions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
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
• Triple-cream composition (>60% fat) must be documented; high-fat may trigger butteroil quota scrutiny
• Ensure German origin certificate for EU quota allocation; non-EU re-exports ineligible
• Test for Penicillium roqueforti mold presence - essential for blue-veined classification