Blue Cheese Powder from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
20%
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
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