Extra-Sweet Chocolate Flavor Powder from Japan
Highly sweetened cocoa powder (90%+ sugar) designed for flavoring ice creams and syrups. HTS 1806.10.75.00 covers this as 'other' high-sugar cocoa powders not fitting prior butterfat or form exclusions.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Include usage declarations showing food prep intent, preventing misclassification as mere sugar
• Monitor total Chapter 18 quotas if any low-fat elements present, per US statistical notes
• Ensure powder fineness meets cocoa definitions; granular forms risk reassignment