0406.20.85.00/Nonfat Blue Cheese Powder/Japan

Nonfat Blue Cheese Powder from Japan

Powdered Roquefort-style blue cheese defatted to ≤0.5% butterfat for dressings. Classified HTS 0406.20.85.00 low-fat grated/powdered under Note 23, not standard blue quotas.

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

• Prove defatting post-molding; Note 20 blue quotas don't apply due to fat

• Pitfall: residual veins suggesting higher-fat blue reclass