Mexican Cocoa Baking Powder 85% Sugar Blend from China

A high-sugar (85%) cocoa powder designed for bakery applications, sourced from Mexico and entered under USMCA provisions of general note 15. It precisely matches HTS 1806.10.22.00 for sweetened cocoa powders with 65-90% sugar content.

Duty Rate — China → United States

27.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)

Import Tips

Conduct independent lab testing for sugar % prior to shipment; label as 'cocoa powder containing added sugar' clearly; avoid combining with flours that could trigger mixtures classification