Danish Blue Grated Cheese from Japan
Grated Danablu (Danish Blue) is a creamy cow's milk cheese with bold blue veins, pre-grated for convenience in cooking. It qualifies for HTS 0406.20.28.00 as 'other' powdered blue-veined cheese, distinct from quota-specific types. Meets butter definition exclusion with natural lactic cultures.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%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 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• EU aggregate quota shared with other blue-mold; Denmark allocation via reallocation if underfilled
• Label as 'grated/powdered' explicitly; avoid bulk packaging that suggests ungrated form
• Test for max 16% water content to confirm not dairy spread under 0405