Unsweetened Chocolate Liquor with 15% Milk Solids
This is a bulk preparation made from ground cocoa beans with added low levels of milk solids (under 21% by weight), no added sugar, and minimal butterfat, supplied in containers exceeding 2 kg for industrial use. It falls under HTS 1806.20.36.00 as it consists wholly of ground cocoa beans with permitted additives and meets the milk solids and butterfat limits, excluding retail candy forms. Primarily used in chocolate manufacturing rather than direct consumption.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If containing 21% or more milk solids by weight
Higher milk solids content shifts classification within the same preparations group but to the subheading for elevated dairy levels.
If in retail consumer blocks/slabs ≤2kg, even with low milk solids
Retail-sized packaging for candy/confection consumption moves it out of bulk industrial forms into cocoa powder preparations.
If heavily processed with significant non-cocoa additives beyond flavorings/emulsifiers
Excessive additional ingredients make it a food preparation not 'wholly of ground cocoa beans,' falling under general food preps.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify milk solids content via lab analysis (under 21%) and ensure documentation certifies it's not retail confectionery to avoid reclassification
• Check against US aggregate quotas for low-butterfat chocolate crumb; provide country-of-origin proof (e.g
• non-Mexico) for quota access
• Use bulk packaging >2kg and include compositional breakdown to confirm 'wholly ground cocoa beans' status; watch for emulsifier declarations
Related Products under HTS 1806.20.36.00
Cocoa Paste with 18% Milk Solids and Emulsifier
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Low-Milk Chocolate Crumb for Molding
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Bulk Cocoa Mass with 10% Milk Solids
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Industrial Chocolate Base Paste 20% Milk Solids
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