High-Sugar Chocolate Baking Cocoa from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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