High-Sugar Chocolate Baking Cocoa from China
Industrial-grade cocoa powder sweetened with cane sugar to 75% dry weight, compliant with additional U.S. note 2 to Ch.17. HTS 1806.10.28.00 covers this as 'other' articles over 65% sugar, excluding retail candies or low-fat crumbs subject to quotas. Primarily for cookie dough and cake batters.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Use bulk packaging over 2kg to affirm non-retail status, dodging confection quotas
• Document non-candy end-use with buyer contracts to support classification
• Test for cows' milk solids if any dairy present; 'kg cmsc' applies per statistical note