Grated Roquefort Cheese from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
18.5%
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
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