0406.30.32.00/Smoked Processed Colby Cheese/Japan

Smoked Processed Colby Cheese from Japan

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.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

20%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty

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Import Tips

• 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