Blue Cheese Powder from China
Dehydrated Roquefort-style blue-veined cheese in fine powder for salad dressings. Classifies under 0406.20.56.00 General Note 15 for grated blue-mold cheeses. Penicillium mold culture preserved through spray-drying.
Duty Rate — China → United States
27.5%
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
• Provide mold culture identification and ripening records for blue cheese verification
• Test for characteristic blue veining remnants in powder form during quality control
• Use oxygen barrier packaging to prevent mold degradation during long transits