Cambozola Blue Cheese from China
Cambozola is a German triple-cream blue-veined cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with characteristic blue marbling and a creamy texture. It falls under HTS 0406.30.14 as processed blue-mold cheese (containing or processed from blue-mold cheese) other than Roquefort, entered under the quota provisions of additional U.S. note 17 to chapter 4.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
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
• Obtain USDA import license prior to entry as required for note 17 quota goods; applications via Dairy Import Licensing Program
• Provide lab analysis confirming blue-mold culture presence and processing method to verify classification from subheading 0406.10/20
• Monitor EU-27 quota (2,805,383 kg) closely as it fills quickly; track reallocation opportunities through USTR notices