Bulk Cocoa Nib Paste with Milk Solids from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
21.8%
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
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
• Label containers clearly as industrial bulk to distinguish from retail candy under quota exclusions
• Include manufacturer's declaration of no retail intent and composition breakdown to prevent reclassification
• Check origin country quotas (e.g
• Ireland max 1.7M kg) for high-butterfat products entering under related subheadings