Sweetened Chocolate Drink Mix Powder from Mexico
A fine cocoa powder blended with 70% sugar, designed for mixing into hot milk or water to create chocolate beverages. It falls under HTS 1806.10.38.00 as a cocoa powder containing added sugar, with sugar content between 65% and 90% by dry weight, and not specifically excluded as retail candy. This product is commonly used for home or commercial drink preparation.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Verify sugar content via lab analysis to confirm 65-90% dry weight, as misclassification can lead to penalties
• Include Certificate of Analysis (COA) showing cocoa and sugar percentages in documentation
• Avoid retail packaging over 2kg if intending quota benefits; bulk is safer for this subheading