Peanut Butter Cups from China
Chocolate-coated peanut butter candies ready for retail consumption, featuring a creamy peanut butter center encased in milk chocolate. Classified under HTS 1704.90.35.20 as sugar confectionery not containing cocoa, put up for retail sale with peanut butter as a key ingredient. The peanut butter distinguishes it from other confections in this subheading.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify sugar content does not exceed Chapter 17 limits; provide lab analysis if over 65% dry weight sugars to avoid quota issues
• Label retail packaging with full ingredient list including peanut allergens per FDA rules; declare peanut butter content accurately
• Avoid misclassification as cocoa products; ensure documentation confirms no cocoa to stay in 1704