Hot Chocolate Drink Mix Powder from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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