Cultured Butterfat Spread
A cultured dairy spread with over 45% butterfat, containing harmless lactic-acid bacteria as allowed in butter definitions but as a substitute. Classified in 0405.20.10.00 for high-butterfat dairy spreads entered under general note 15 provisions.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If salted and meeting full butter specs
If salted natural butter with exact 80-95% fat specs, it qualifies as true butter under 0405.10.
If cheese quota processed form
If resembling cheese substitutes, falls under extensive cheese quotas in 0406.90.
If with added flavors or colors
Excess additives beyond chapter allowances move it to flavored food preparations in 2106.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document bacterial cultures as harmless per chapter note (a); ensure fat content certification; common issue: over 80% fat may be reclassed as butter
Related Products under HTS 0405.20.10.00
Anhydrous Milkfat Butter Substitute
A high-fat dairy spread containing over 45% butterfat derived from milk, used as a butter substitute in baking and cooking. It meets the criteria of subheading 0405.20 for butter substitutes in solid state with butterfat exceeding 45% by weight, specifically under quota provisions of general note 15. This product is entered pursuant to import license requirements for dairy quotas.
Liquid Butterfat Dairy Spread
A pourable liquid dairy spread with over 45% milk-derived butterfat, used for cooking and as a butter alternative. Classified under 0405.20.10.00 due to its butter substitute status, high butterfat content, and entry under general note 15 quota provisions for dairy products.
High-Fat Milkfat Cooking Spread
A solid spreadable emulsion containing over 45% butterfat from milk, designed for culinary use as a butter replacement. It falls under HTS 0405.20.10.00 as a dairy spread butter substitute entered pursuant to general note 15 quota controls for high-butterfat dairy imports.
Butterfat Emulsion Spread
Water-in-oil emulsion dairy spread with butterfat content over 45% by weight, used in food service for spreading and cooking. This product is specifically classified in 0405.20.10.00 for quota-eligible butter substitutes under general note 15 dairy import provisions.
Premium Milkfat Baking Fat
Solid-state butter substitute made from milkfat exceeding 45%, ideal for pastry and baking applications. Entered under HTS 0405.20.10.00 as it matches dairy spread butter substitute description and general note 15 quota requirements for controlled dairy fats.
Ghee-Style Milkfat Spread
Clarified-style dairy spread over 45% butterfat, solid at room temperature, used in ethnic cooking. Though similar to ghee, its milk-derived butterfat content over 45% places it in 0405.20.10.00 under general note 15 quota for butter substitutes (not dehydrated ghee in 0405.90).