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
40%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
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