Gorgonzola Piccante Grated Cheese from China
Grated Gorgonzola Piccante is a sharp, crumbly blue-veined Italian cheese made from cow's milk, grated into fine powder form for culinary use. It falls under HTS 0406.20.28.00 as grated blue-veined cheese that is not Stilton from the UK and not specifically covered by other blue-mold quotas. The blue veins from Penicillium roqueforti mold distinguish it as blue-veined.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Obtain USDA import license as this falls under blue-mold cheese quota (limited to ~2.8M kg from EU); no Mexico origin allowed
• Provide lab certification confirming Penicillium mold presence and fat content to verify blue-veined classification
• Avoid misclassification as non-quota Stilton (UK-only exemption); declare exact processing (grated/powdered)