White Chocolate-Free Dairy Taffy from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
22.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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