0406.20.28.00/Danish Blue Grated Cheese/Mexico

Danish Blue Grated Cheese from Mexico

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 — Mexico → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico

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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