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0406.20.44.00/Powdered Gouda Cheese/Japan

Powdered Gouda Cheese from Japan

Powdered Gouda cheese produced by grating and drying semi-hard cow's milk Gouda for use in cheese powders and blends. Classified under HTS 0406.20.44.00 as grated/powdered Gouda meeting additional U.S. note 20 quota entry conditions for licensed imports.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

15%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
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Import Tips

• Confirm product origin against note 20 country allocations (e.g

• Norway 167,000 kg); submit documentation proving grated/powdered form and 100% Gouda composition; monitor annual quota exhaustion to time shipments

Powdered Gouda Cheese from Japan — Import Duty Rate | HTS 0406.20.44.00