0406.90.88.00/Smoked Gouda Cheese Cubes/Japan

Smoked Gouda Cheese Cubes from Japan

Pre-cut smoked Gouda cheese cubes packaged for retail deli sales. Processed from Gouda via smoking, classified under 0406.90.88.00 as other containing/processed from Gouda excluding quota mixtures. Smoking qualifies as processing under HTS 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

• Document smoking process to prove 'processed from' status; check country-specific Edam/Gouda quotas; ensure vacuum packaging complies with FDA requirements