Cambozola Triple Cream Blue Cheese
German Cambozola combines blue-veined interior with Camembert-like white mold exterior for triple cream richness. As a blue-mold processed cheese, it enters under HTS 0406.90.72.00 pursuant to U.S. Note 17 quota for such products.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If processed soft-ripened dominant
Soft unripened blue-mold emphasis may classify under 0406.30 rather than ripened other.
If dairy spread fat content 39-80%
Spreadable emulsion form with specified fat shifts to butter/dairy spreads heading.
If infant formula ingredient concentrate
Concentrated whey-derived with additives moves to Chapter 19 milk preparations.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document dual-mold processing to justify blue-veined classification; obtain quota license early
• Test for butterfat >39% to stay within dairy spreads definition if applicable
• Beware over-quota entries triggering higher duties
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