Cambozola Blue Cheese from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
30%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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