Roquefort Sheep's Milk Cheese from China
Roquefort is a classic French blue-veined cheese made exclusively from sheep's milk, characterized by its tangy flavor and creamy texture from Penicillium roqueforti mold. It falls under HTS 0406.90.59.00 as 'other' sheep's milk cheese that doesn't qualify for specific blue-mold quotas in other subheadings. This classification applies to imported wheels or wedges not meeting exact quota descriptions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
27.1%
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
• Obtain USDA import license due to cheese quotas; verify 100% sheep's milk content via lab analysis; ensure proper cooling chain documentation to prevent spoilage claims