Cambozola Triple Cream Blue Cheese from China
German Cambozola combines creamy triple cream texture with mild Penicillium roqueforti blue veining, bridging Camembert softness and Gorgonzola pungency. Higher fat content creates luxurious mouthfeel. HTS 0406.40.70.00 includes this hybrid blue-veined cheese.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
• Document triple cream status (fat >60%) to justify premium classification
• Provide lab results showing balanced white/grey molds with blue veining
• Monitor EU-27 aggregate quota closely as German blues compete with French imports