Broken Raw Cocoa Beans from Japan
Raw cocoa beans fragmented during harvesting or transport, still unshelled and unroasted, destined for chocolate processing. HTS 1801.00.00 covers whole or broken cocoa beans in raw form as primary chocolate raw material.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
0%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document breakage as natural/not processed to prevent shift to nibs classification
• Use ventilated containers to control humidity, avoiding mold that could lead to rejection
• Origin labeling critical; quota restrictions apply to certain processed cocoa but not raw beans