Grated Danish Blue Cheese Powder from China

Finely grated and powdered Danish Blue cheese, a blue-veined variety with characteristic blue mold veins and creamy texture, processed for culinary use in sauces and dressings. Classified under HTS 0406.20.61.00 as grated/powdered cheese containing or processed from blue-veined cheese (except Roquefort), entered pursuant to U.S. Note 17 quota provisions for blue-mold cheeses. Meets chapter requirements for dairy-derived products fit for human consumption.

Duty Rate — China → United States

27.5%

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
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)

Import Tips

Obtain USDA import license prior to entry as required by Additional U.S

Note 17; ensure product origin qualifies for specified country quotas (e.g

EU-27 allocation)

Provide lab analysis confirming blue-veined composition and no Roquefort designation

Monitor annual quota exhaustion to avoid over-quota duties