Goat Cheese Chevre Logs from Japan
Chevre is fresh goat milk cheese in log form, tangy and spreadable, aged minimally. Classifies under 0406.90.99.00 as 'other cheese' not quota-specific like blue-mold. Herb-coated varieties popular in gourmet markets.
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
• Goat milk origin certification; check for scrapie compliance
• Moisture content docs to separate from yogurt products
• Bloom coating doesn't change classification if primarily cheese