Certified Organic Trinitario Cocoa Beans from China
Hybrid Trinitario cocoa beans, certified organic from Trinidad and Madagascar origins, supplied whole or broken, raw or roasted. HTS 1801.00.00.10 applies to these minimally processed organic cocoa beans.
Duty Rate — China → United States
7.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.860%Articles provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Use ISF filings to pre-declare organic certification details, reducing hold times at US ports
• Test for heavy metals like cadmium, common in organic cocoa, to preempt FDA detention
• Consult CBP rulings for mixed organic/non-organic lots to prevent commingling penalties