Smoked Processed Colby Cheese
Lightly smoked processed Colby cheese logs, 12 ounces each. Classifies in HTS 0406.30.32.00 as processed Colby (smoking post-processing doesn't change form) entered via General Note 15. Flavor imparted via natural smoke without preservation altering heading.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If containing blue-mold from smoking process
Any blue-mold development shifts to quota note 18 blue-mold cheese.
If processed from blue-mold Colby variant
Smoked products derived from blue-mold types enter separate quota.
If non-GN15 entry
Quota-exempt smoked Colby uses over-quota processed subheading.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document smoking as flavoring, not preservation, to maintain Chapter 4 status
• Verify against blue-mold or other type quotas
• Pitfall: Over-smoked may resemble preserved cheese
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Sliced Processed Colby Cheese
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