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%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
• 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)