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Blue Cheese Powder from Japan

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 — 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%

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