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Mascarpone Cheese from Japan

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.

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

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

Mascarpone Cheese from Japan — Import Duty Rate | HTS 0406.10.88.00