Blue Cheese Powder from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• 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