Valdeon Blue Cheese from Japan
Valdeon is a Spanish intense blue cheese wrapped in leaves, blending cow and goat milk with strong blue veins. Classified HTS 0406.90.74.00 as 'other' containing blue-veined, outside EU blue-mold core quotas. Leaf wrapping doesn't alter cheese classification per 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%
Import Tips
• Document milk blend and leaf as inedible covering per US note 8
• Apply for other countries quota access
• Test for mold fit excluding insects or non-edibles