0406.20.57.00/Grated Roquefort Cheese/Japan

Grated Roquefort Cheese from Japan

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 — 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%

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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