Danish Blue Cheese Powder
Powdered Danablu (Danish Blue), a creamy blue-veined cheese with tangy flavor, dehydrated and milled into fine powder. Classified under HTS 0406.20.63.00 as powdered cheese processed from blue-veined variety (except Roquefort). Used in spice blends, sauces, and snack seasonings.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If whey-derived with >95% lactose
High-lactose whey powders from cheese production exclude from Chapter 4 per chapter notes.
If flavored or mixed with herbs/spices
Prepared cheese powders with additives classify as food preparations, not pure grated cheese.
If not grated/powdered but crumbled
Non-powdered forms of blue-veined processed cheese fall under other cheese provisions.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify quota eligibility (EU-27 limited to 2,805,383 kg for blue-mold); secure import license from USDA
• Include moisture content and fat analysis; powdered form must be <5% moisture to distinguish from fresh grated
• Label as 'processed from blue-veined cheese' to comply with HTS description; watch for dehydration claims
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Finely grated Gorgonzola Piccante, an Italian blue-veined cheese made from cow's milk with characteristic blue marbling and sharp, piquant flavor. Produced by grating aged wheels of Gorgonzola Piccante, it falls under HTS 0406.20.63.00 as grated cheese processed from blue-veined cheese (not Roquefort). Ideal for pasta sauces, risottos, and dressings.
Cambozola Grated Cheese Blend
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Fourme d'Ambert Powdered Cheese
Powdered Fourme d'Ambert, French AOP blue cheese with earthy, robust veins from Penicillium roqueforti (distinct from Roquefort sheep milk). HTS 0406.20.63.00 covers this powdered form processed from blue-veined cow's milk cheese. Used in baking and cheese sauces.
Stilton Processed Grated Cheese
Grated Stilton cheese from UK cows' milk, rich blue-veined variety with mellow flavor, processed into fine grate. Excluded from Roquefort provision; fits HTS 0406.20.63.00 as other blue-veined grated (UK Stilton exempt from some quotas). For luxury recipes.
Gorgonzola Dolce Powder
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Roquefort-Style Cow Blue Powder
Powdered cow's milk blue cheese imitating Roquefort style but from cows (not sheep), with Penicillium veins. HTS 0406.20.63.00 explicitly for non-Roquefort blue-veined powders. Used in gourmet seasonings.