Ground Cocoa Bean Slabs with Milk Fat from China
Large slabs (20kg) of ground cocoa beans blended with 18% milk solids and flavor-neutral emulsifiers, butterfat at 6.5%, for industrial melting. HTS 1806.20.26.00 applies to this bulk form preparation with <21% milk solids, ≤32% total fat/solids, <60% sugar, not retail candy. Ideal for customized chocolate formulations.
Duty Rate — China → United States
24.3%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Label shipments clearly as 'industrial use only' and include downstream buyer contracts
• Test for compliance with 32% butterfat/milk solids cap; overages require reclassification
• File entries under correct TRQ if applicable; quota exhaustion leads to higher over-quota duties