0406.20.57.00/Grated Roquefort Cheese/China

Grated Roquefort Cheese from China

Finely grated Roquefort blue cheese made from sheep's milk, processed into powder form for culinary use. This falls under HTS 0406.20.57.00 as grated cheese containing Roquefort, a specified blue-mold variety with characteristic veining and pungency. It meets the criteria for grated or powdered cheese derived from named protected varieties.

Duty Rate — China → United States

28.5%

Rate breakdown

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)

9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

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Import Tips

• Verify Roquefort PDO certification and origin documentation as it's a protected EU name; obtain USDA import license due to cheese quotas in Chapter 4 notes; declare exact fat content and processing method to avoid reclassification