Chocolate Liquor Paste with 28% Butterfat from China
This is a bulk paste made wholly from ground cocoa beans with added cocoa fat and emulsifiers, containing 28% butterfat and no sugar, exceeding 2 kg per container. It qualifies under HTS 1806.20.34.00 as it meets additional U.S. note 3 provisions for low butterfat chocolate crumb or liquor, intended for industrial chocolate production rather than retail candy. The product is supplied in large drums for manufacturers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.5%
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
• Verify compliance with additional U.S. note 3 quota (2,122,834 kg/year total; country-specific limits apply, Mexico excluded); obtain prior approval from USDA
• Provide lab analysis certifying ≤32% butterfat/milk solids and ≤60% sugar; ensure not retail-packed as confection