Ground Cocoa Bean Slabs for Manufacturers from Mexico
4.5+ kg slabs purely from ground cocoa beans, emulsified with trace butterfat, no sugar added. Precisely under HTS 1806.20.20.90 for bulk blocks with milk solids allowance. Core ingredient for premium chocolate production.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Include grinding process details in invoices to prove 'wholly ground cocoa beans' status
• Avoid liquid/paste forms; solid slabs only for this exact subheading
• Comply with USDA dairy import regs if milk solids present, even minimally