Valdeon Spanish Blue Cheese from Japan
Intense Spanish Valdeón blue cheese wrapped in maple leaves, densely veined by Penicillium roqueforti. HTS 0406.40.52.00 applies for quota-eligible imports under general note 15. Blend of cow/goat/sheep milks gives complex pungency.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Mixed-milk composition requires full dairy source declaration
• Leaf wrapping weighs in total; U.S. note denies inedible covering allowance
• Other countries quota 300,000 kg; Spain uses 'other' allocation