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
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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