Danish Danablu Blue Cheese Blocks
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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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If fresh unripened variety
Fresh blue-mold cheeses without ripening fall under 0406.10 quota rather than ripened other cheeses.
If not containing blue-mold but other grated types
Grated or powdered cheeses without blue-veining shift to general other cheese quota in 0406.90.95.
If low-fat substitute (<0.5% butterfat)
Low-butterfat cheese substitutes enter under separate quota provisions in Chapter 19.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Confirm EU-27 quota allocation via USDA; Danish products count toward 2.8M kg limit
• Submit composition certificate showing >0.5% butterfat and blue-mold processing
• Watch calendar year resets for licensing
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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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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.
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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