Bulk Sweetened Cocoa Beverage Base
Industrial-grade cocoa powder with >90% added sugar by dry weight, used as base for commercial hot drinks, exceeding 65% sugar note 2 criteria. HTS 1806.10.55.00 applies as 'other' high-sugar cocoa powder not for retail confection. Bulk packaging distinguishes it from consumer candy products.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If in form of low-fat chocolate crumb for manufacturing
Chocolate crumb with ≤5.5% butterfat, even sweetened, falls under 1806.20 subject to annual quotas per US note.
If for refined sugar solids repackaged with trace cocoa
If sugar provides essential character over cocoa, it classifies under chapter 17 as other sugars, not cocoa preparations.
If blended with dairy solids like milk powder
Food preparations with cocoa and ≥10% milk solids shift to chapter 19 yogurt/milk-based products.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Declare as bulk/non-retail to avoid confectionery duties; provide end-use certificates for industrial beverage production
• Monitor US note quantitative limits if butterfat nears 5.5%; high-sugar powders generally exempt but confirm composition
• Ensure packaging >1kg per unit to qualify as non-retail, reducing risk of reclassification to candy subheadings
Related Products under HTS 1806.10.55.00
Sweetened Chocolate Cocoa Mix
A powdered mix of cocoa powder with added sugar exceeding 90% by dry weight and over 65% sugar as per chapter 17 note 2, designed for hot chocolate beverages. It falls under HTS 1806.10.55.00 as a cocoa powder preparation with high sugar content, not qualifying as retail candy. Primarily used for consumer beverage preparation rather than confectionery.
Hot Chocolate Powder with Marshmallow Bits
Powdered cocoa base sweetened to over 90% dry weight sugar, including small marshmallow pieces, primarily for beverage mixing. Classified under HTS 1806.10.55.00 due to dominant high-sugar cocoa powder composition meeting the >65% sugar threshold. The minor marshmallow addition does not alter its cocoa powder preparation status.
Flavored High-Sugar Cocoa Drink Powder
Cocoa powder sweetened with vanilla flavoring to >90% sugar dry weight, over 65% per note 2, for home beverage use. Under HTS 1806.10.55.00 as other sweetened cocoa powder articles, excluding solid confections. Flavoring does not change its powder preparation classification.
Sugar-Dominant Cocoa Fortified Powder
Fortified cocoa powder with vitamins, containing >90% sugar by dry weight and qualifying under >65% sugar note 2. HTS 1806.10.55.00 covers this as other high-sugar cocoa powder preparation. Fortification is minor and does not alter cocoa-sugar character.