Danish Blue Processed Cheese Loaf from China
Processed cheese loaf incorporating Danablu (Danish blue-veined cheese), blended and pasteurized for spreadability while retaining blue mold characteristics. Classified under 0406.30.61 as processed cheese from blue-veined sources (not Roquefort), entered via U.S. Note 17 quota. Meets Chapter 4 criteria for dairy-derived processed cheese.
Duty Rate — China → United States
27.5%
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
• Confirm country-specific quota access (e.g
• EU-27 at 2,805,383 kg) under Note 17 before shipping
• Submit lab analysis proving blue-vein content and processing method
• Pitfall: exceeding quota without reallocation approval leads to higher duties