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Idiazabal Sheep Milk Cheese from Mexico

Idiazabal is a smoked or unsmoked Basque sheep's cheese from Latxa breed milk, semi-hard with phenolic flavors from smoking over beech wood. Under HTS 0406.90.59.00 as other sheep's milk cheese, as smoking doesn't trigger separate preservation classification. PDO-protected, imported in 4-6 kg loaves.

Duty Rate — Mexico → United States

19.6%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Document smoking process to distinguish from preserved cheeses; obtain prior quota license from USDA; test for pure sheep's milk via protein profiling

Idiazabal Sheep Milk Cheese from Mexico — Import Duty Rate | HTS 0406.90.59.00