Teleme Soft Cheese from Japan
Teleme is a soft, creamy Greek cheese from sheep or mixed milk, brined lightly. Classed 0406.90.99.00 as unspecified 'other cheese'. Spreadable texture for meze platters.
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
• Distinguish from yogurt via coagulation method documentation
• Soft ripened exemption from some quotas per notes
• Microbiological testing for soft cheeses