Gorgonzola Piccante Powder from China
Powdered Italian Gorgonzola Piccante, a sharp blue-veined cow's milk cheese grated for industrial food manufacturing. HTS 0406.20.24.00 applies to this blue-mold grated cheese imported under strict U.S. Note 17 quantitative limits for EU products.
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
• Apply for import license well in advance due to EU quota filling quickly; include microbial analysis proving blue Penicillium mold
• Avoid shipping from non-quota countries like Mexico, which are ineligible