Other

Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: > Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars, weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg: > Preparations consisting wholly of ground cocoa beans, with or without added cocoa fat, flavoring or emulsifying agents, and containing not more than 32 percent by weight of butterfat or other milk solids and not more than 60 percent by weight of sugar: > Other: > Containing butterfat or other milk solids (excluding articles for consumption at retail as candy or confection): > Other, containing over 5.5 percent by weight of butterfat: > Other: > Other

Duty Rate (from China)

21.8%
MFN Base Rate4.3%

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

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)

Total Effective Rate21.8%

Products classified under HTS 1806.20.28.00

Chocolate Liquor Paste with 10% Butterfat

A thick paste made from ground cocoa beans with added cocoa fat and 10% butterfat, packaged in 5 kg bulk containers for industrial use. It falls under HTS 1806.20.28.00 as a preparation wholly of ground cocoa beans containing over 5.5% butterfat and not exceeding 32% milk solids or 60% sugar, in bulk form exceeding 2 kg. This is not intended for retail candy consumption.

Bulk Cocoa Nib Paste with Milk Solids

Paste produced from fermented and ground cocoa nibs with 8% butterfat and emulsifiers, supplied in 10 kg drums for confectionery manufacturing. Classified under HTS 1806.20.28.00 due to its ground cocoa bean composition, butterfat over 5.5%, and bulk packaging not for retail confection sale.

Industrial Chocolate Base with 15% Butterfat

Granular bulk preparation of ground cocoa beans, cocoa fat, and 15% butterfat with flavorings, packed in 25 kg bags for bakery and chocolate production. It qualifies for HTS 1806.20.28.00 as it meets the criteria for ground cocoa-based products with elevated butterfat in non-retail bulk form.

Cocoa Bean Grinding Paste 12% Butterfat

Paste from finely ground cocoa beans with added butterfat (12%) and minimal sugar (<30%), in 3 kg liquid bulk totes for further processing. HTS 1806.20.28.00 applies as it's a qualifying preparation in bulk, excluding retail confections.

Bulk Cocoa Mass with Dairy Emulsifiers

Cocoa mass from ground beans with 7% butterfat, emulsifying agents, and flavoring in 20 kg slabs for chocolate factories. This product is under HTS 1806.20.28.00 for its bulk form and composition limits on milk solids and sugar.

High Butterfat Cocoa Granules Industrial

Granules of ground cocoa beans with 9% butterfat and stabilizers in 15 kg bulk bags for confectionery lines. Fits HTS 1806.20.28.00 as a non-retail, bulk preparation meeting butterfat and solids criteria.