Sugar-Dusted Chocolate Baking Powder from Japan
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 — 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
• 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