Roasted Whole Cocoa Beans from China
Whole cocoa beans that have undergone roasting but remain unbroken, retaining their bean form for further processing into cocoa mass. Falls under HTS 1801.00.00.90 as roasted cocoa beans that are whole or broken but 'other' not specified elsewhere. Roasting is permitted under the raw/roasted scope of heading 1801.
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
• Provide roasting process documentation to distinguish from heading 1802 shelled products
• Comply with FDA prior notice requirements for cocoa imports destined for food use
• Avoid common pitfall of under-declaring quantity by accurately weighing broken bean fragments