Sugar-Dusted Chocolate Baking Powder from China
Cocoa powder intensely sweetened with 90%+ sugar, dusted for easy dispersion in batters and icings. HTS 1806.10.75.00 applies as it meets the high-sugar cocoa powder criteria, separate from plain cocoa or chocolate bars.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Conduct third-party testing for exact dry weight sugar percentage, as variances can lead to duty recalculation or penalties
• Avoid combining with leavening agents, which might reclassify as a baking mix under Chapter 21
• Document industrial end-use to differentiate from retail confections subject to Chapter notes on candy exclusions