Hot Chocolate Drink Mix Powder from Japan
Instant powdered mix for hot beverages, primarily sugar (over 90% by dry weight) with chocolate cocoa powder for flavor. Classified under HTS 1806.10.75.00 due to its cocoa powder base with excessive sweetening, not as a finished confection.
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
• Label as 'cocoa powder with added sugar' not 'beverage mix' to prevent shift to Chapter 21; include dry weight sugar certification
• Ensure no dairy solids over limits to avoid butterfat quota restrictions noted in US import notes for Chapter 18