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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%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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