0406.90.72.00/Gorgonzola Piccante Blue Cheese Loaves/Japan

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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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