White Chocolate-Free Dairy Taffy from Germany
Stretchy taffy strips flavored with dairy butter and cream, cane sugar over 10% dry weight. Classifies in HTS 1704.90.54.00 as non-cocoa sugar confections under chapter 4 note 10 dairy provisions. Butterfat content meets dairy criteria.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
12.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate ≥ 10 percent): MFN >= 10% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Detail fat content in invoices for dairy verification; track October-September quota period
• Pitfall: Retail packaging exclusions if over 10% sugar amorphous
• Bond for potential re-export