Blue Cheese Powder
Dehydrated powdered Roquefort-style blue cheese for salad dressings. Classified HTS 0406.20.95.00 as other grated cheese outside specific blue-mold quota (0406.20.24). Popular in food manufacturing.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If processed from quota blue-mold
Specific blue-mold quota covers derivatives from quota cheese.
If flavored or preserved
Preserved blue cheese powders fall under flavored cheese provisions.
If for sauce/dressing concentrates
Blue cheese used in prepared sauces classifies as sauces.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Confirm Penicillium mold presence but powder form to stay outside fresh blue quota
• Smaller EU quota for blue-mold; general quota may provide better access
• Refrigerated shipping documentation essential for mold viability
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