0406.20.61.00/Grated Danish Blue Cheese Powder/Japan

Grated Danish Blue Cheese Powder from Japan

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 — 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

• 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