Fourme d'Ambert Grated Blue Cheese from Japan
French Fourme d'Ambert cow's milk blue cheese, grated into powder for food service industry. HTS 0406.20.24.00 covers this blue-veined grated product under EU quota in U.S. Note 17.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Include AOC certification from Auvergne region; declare moisture/fat specs matching chapter note standards
• Pitfall: over-quota entries face high duties or rejection