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Cambozola Triple Cream Blue Cheese

German Cambozola combines blue-veined interior with Camembert-like white mold exterior for triple cream richness. As a blue-mold processed cheese, it enters under HTS 0406.90.72.00 pursuant to U.S. Note 17 quota for such products.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China10%+17.5%27.5%
🇲🇽Mexico10%+10.0%20%
🇨🇦Canada10%+10.0%20%
🇩🇪Germany10%+10.0%20%
🇯🇵Japan10%+10.0%20%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

0406.30.14Higher: 37.5% vs 27.5%

If processed soft-ripened dominant

Soft unripened blue-mold emphasis may classify under 0406.30 rather than ripened other.

0405.20.60Same rate: 27.5%

If dairy spread fat content 39-80%

Spreadable emulsion form with specified fat shifts to butter/dairy spreads heading.

1901.20.05Same rate: 27.5%

If infant formula ingredient concentrate

Concentrated whey-derived with additives moves to Chapter 19 milk preparations.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Document dual-mold processing to justify blue-veined classification; obtain quota license early

Test for butterfat >39% to stay within dairy spreads definition if applicable

Beware over-quota entries triggering higher duties

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Authentic Roquefort blue-veined cheese made from sheep's milk with characteristic blue marbling from Penicillium roqueforti mold. This French PDO product falls under HTS 0406.90.72.00 as it contains blue-mold and is imported pursuant to U.S. Note 17 quota provisions for blue-mold cheeses.

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Danablu is a creamy Danish blue-veined cheese with sharp, tangy flavor from blue Penicillium mold veins. Classified under HTS 0406.90.72.00 for blue-mold cheeses entered under U.S. Note 17 quota limits applicable to EU-27 origins.

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Fourme d'Ambert Blue Cheese Portions

French Fourme d'Ambert is a tall, cylindrical blue cheese with rustic blue veining and earthy flavors. It fits HTS 0406.90.72.00 as a blue-veined cheese imported under the specific provisions of additional U.S. Note 17.

Blue Stilton Cheese from Non-UK Source

Non-UK produced Blue Stilton-style cheese with blue Penicillium veins and crumbly texture. Classified in HTS 0406.90.72.00 as blue-mold cheese under Note 17, unlike UK Stilton which is quota-exempt.

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Intense Valdeón blue cheese from Spain blends cow/goat/sheep milks with bold blue veining. Enters HTS 0406.90.72.00 for blue-mold cheeses pursuant to U.S. Note 17 'other countries' quota provision.