Gouda Blue Cheese Salad Mix from Japan
Crumbled mixture of Gouda and mild blue cheese for salad toppings. Carefully excludes quota blue-mold percentages to qualify 0406.90.88.00 as Gouda-processed other cheese. Minimal blue prevents quota shift.
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
• Lab test blue-mold content below quota threshold; declare as Gouda-dominant; avoid EU countries with exhausted quotas