Gorgonzola Piccante Powder from Japan
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 — 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
• 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