0406.30.18.00/Cambozola Processed Blue Cheese Loaf/Japan

Cambozola Processed Blue Cheese Loaf from Japan

Processed version of Cambozola, a soft-ripened blue cheese blending Camembert creaminess with blue veins, emulsified into loaf form. Falls under HTS 0406.30.1800 for other processed blue-veined cheese (not Roquefort), not grated/powdered, adhering to dairy chapter notes on butterfat and solids.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Document triple-cream fat content (>60%) and Penicillium glaucum/roqueforti use to confirm blue-veined status

• Apply for license under Additional U.S

• Note 17; German-origin (EU-27) subject to primary quota share

• Prevent reclassification by specifying 'processed' on invoices; include production records showing emulsification