Bulk Chocolate Base Blocks with Dairy from China
8 kg blocks of ground cocoa mass with cocoa butter and milk solids for bakery and chocolate lines. Meets HTS 1806.20.20.90 for large blocks containing butterfat, low sugar, and ground bean composition. Processed into finished bars industrially.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Obtain origin certificates; Ireland/UK/New Zealand have quota access for related low-fat products
• Test for butterfat precisely—over 32% reclassifies despite bulk form
• Ship in industrial drums to affirm bulk status, avoiding retail set perceptions