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
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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