0406.20.28.00/Danish Blue Grated Cheese/Japan

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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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