Blue Cheese and Cream Mixture Wedges from Germany
These wedges blend generic blue-veined cheese with cream, creating a milder processed product with visible veins. HTS 0406.90.74.00 classifies it as mixtures containing blue-veined cheese, excluding quota mixtures of 0406.90.61/63. The emulsion stays within dairy cheese definitions per Chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Disclose exact blue-veined percentage to confirm >0406.90.63 mixtures exclusion
• Obtain fat solids analysis matching Chapter 4 butter criteria
• Use licensed importers familiar with USDA reallocations