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Danish Blue Cheese Wheels from Japan

Danish Blue is a creamy, pungent blue-veined cheese from Denmark, produced with cow's milk and injected blue mold for distinctive veins and tang. It is classified under HTS 0406.90.74.00 as 'other' blue-veined cheese not covered by primary blue-mold quotas. The full wheels maintain characteristics of processed-from-blue-veined varieties.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Confirm Danish origin avoids Mexico exclusion but check EU aggregate quotas

Provide fat content and dry matter certificates per Chapter 4 notes

Avoid bulk packaging that could imply industrial use