Blue Cheese and Cream Mixture Wedges from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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