Stilton Processed Grated Cheese from Japan
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.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• UK Stilton exempt from blue-mold quota per note 23 if properly certified; still needs import license
• Provide Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) docs proving authentic Stilton production
• Distinguish from crumbled; grated form critical for 0406.20 classification