Cupuacu Butter Refined
Refined butter from cupuacu fruit seeds (Theobroma grandiflorum), used in cosmetics, physically refined only. Classed in HTS 1515.90.81 as other fixed vegetable fat, Amazonian origin but not cocoa-related heading. Unmodified status confirmed.
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If crude cocoa-like seeds
Cupuacu seeds may mimic cocoa beans in 1801 if unextracted.
If formulated skincare emulsions
Emulsions with cupuacu as minor component classify as beauty preps.
If fractionated and hydrogenated
Any hydrogenation chemically modifies, requiring 1516 classification.
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