Stilton Blue Cheese Truckles from China
Traditional English Stilton PDO blue cheese in small truckle cylinders, veined with Penicillium roqueforti. Qualifies for HTS 0406.40.52.00 under general note 15 provisions, though UK has separate quota considerations. Rich, mellow flavor from long aging.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
• UK Stilton exempt from some blue-mold limits per note 23 but still needs general dairy license
• PDO labeling mandatory; counterfeit protection heightened post-Brexit
• Truckle size (1-5kg) affects quota counting; declare units precisely