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0406.10.88.00/Mascarpone Cheese/Japan

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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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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