Shropshire Blue Cheese Truckles from Japan
English Shropshire Blue with distinctive orange rind and P. roqueforti veining, offering rich, salty flavor. Enters under HTS 0406.40.58.00 as other blue-mold cheese subject to additional U.S. note 17 quotas.
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
Import Tips
• UK gets specific 23,617 kg quota under note 17—confirm allocation before import; provide rind/mold composition analysis; ensure not classified as Stilton (quota exemption only for UK Stilton)