0406.20.63.00/Stilton Processed Grated Cheese/Japan

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%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

• 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