Gorgonzola Piccante Blue Cheese Loaves from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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