Gorgonzola Piccante Blue Cheese Loaves from Japan
Italian Gorgonzola Piccante features intense blue veins and crumbly texture from extended aging. This cow's milk blue-mold cheese qualifies for HTS 0406.90.72.00 under U.S. Note 17 for blue-veined cheeses pursuant to quota entry.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
20%
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
Import Tips
• Secure import license confirming compliance with Note 17; EU quota fills quickly
• Include microbiological certification proving Penicillium roqueforti presence
• Label accurately to avoid reclassification as Italian-type under 0406.90.36