0406.30.18.00/Stilton-Style Processed Blue Cheese Slices/Japan

Stilton-Style Processed Blue Cheese Slices from Japan

Pre-sliced processed Stilton-style blue cheese with crumbly texture and blue marbling, emulsified for uniformity. Classed under 0406.30.1800 as other processed blue-veined (non-Roquefort, non-UK Stilton natural); UK Stilton natural exempt from quotas but processed versions quota-bound.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Distinguish from quota-exempt UK natural Stilton (U.S

• Note 24); processed requires license

• Provide ripening records (>60 days) and vein certification

• Slice thickness must not imply 'grated'; use clear packaging descriptors