Blue Cheese Crumble Powder Cambozola from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%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 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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