0406.90.42.00/Romano Cow's Milk Grated Cheese/Japan

Romano Cow's Milk Grated Cheese from Japan

Grated Pecorino Romano made exclusively from cow's milk, a sharp, salty table cheese used in Italian cuisine. HTS 0406.90.42.00 covers this as 'other' Romano from cow's milk, distinct from sheep's milk versions, in non-loaf forms per chapter notes on Italian-types. Produced via traditional salting and aging methods.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Differentiate cow's milk Romano from sheep's milk (different quotas); retain production records proving 100% cow's milk; monitor aggregate Italian quota fills