Mascarpone Cheese
Italian fresh cream cheese made from cow's milk, triple-creamed with high fat content for tiramisu. Classified in HTS 0406.10.88.00 as unripened cow's milk cheese. Excludes ripened varieties per HTS exclusions.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If milkfat exceeds 80% meeting dairy spread criteria
High-fat emulsions meeting butter/dairy spread definitions classify in heading 0405.
If blended with stabilizers/emulsifiers beyond permitted levels
Dairy preparations with added non-permitted substances move to Chapter 21.
If fermented beyond fresh cheese stage resembling fermented cream
Fermented milk products not meeting cheese criteria classify in heading 0403.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide pasteurization and fat content certificates matching chapter butterfat definitions
• Confirm product remains unripened (no lactic cultures beyond harmless bacteria)
• Monitor annual quota allocations for EU countries supplying mascarpone
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