Mexican Sweetened Cocoa Powder 75% Sugar from China
A cocoa powder blend with 75% dry weight sugar, produced in Mexico for use in baking and beverages. It falls under HTS 1806.10.22.00 as it is described in general note 15 (NAFTA/USMCA provisions) and entered pursuant to those rules, allowing duty-free entry from Mexico. This classification applies specifically to qualifying products from USMCA countries.
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
• Verify USMCA origin certification to qualify under general note 15 for duty-free entry; ensure lab analysis confirms 65-90% sugar content; declare exact composition to avoid reclassification to non-preferential subheadings