0406.90.74.00/Blue Cheese and Cream Mixture Wedges/Japan

Blue Cheese and Cream Mixture Wedges from Japan

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 — 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

• 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