Gorgonzola Dolce Piccante Processed Cheese from China

Processed cheese made from Gorgonzola Dolce Piccante, a creamy blue-veined Italian cheese with characteristic blue marbling from Penicillium roqueforti mold. It meets the criteria for 0406.30 as processed blue-veined cheese (not Roquefort) in block form, not grated or powdered, with emulsifiers added for spreadability. This subheading covers 'other' processed blue-veined varieties beyond specific quotas.

Duty Rate — China → United States

17.5%

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
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)

Import Tips

Obtain USDA import license as this falls under blue-mold cheese quotas (Additional U.S

Note 17); track country-specific limits like EU-27's 2,805,383 kg

Provide lab analysis confirming blue-vein characteristics and emulsifier content; declare exact mold type to distinguish from Roquefort (0406.30.15)

Avoid misclassification as natural cheese (0406.30.14) by documenting processing with heat and emulsifying salts