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%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
• Include AOC certification from Auvergne region; declare moisture/fat specs matching chapter note standards
• Pitfall: over-quota entries face high duties or rejection