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: > Other: > Other
Duty Rate (from China)
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)
Products classified under HTS 1806.20.38.00
Unsweetened Chocolate Liquor Paste
A thick paste made from finely ground cocoa beans with added cocoa fat but no sugar, containing less than 32% butterfat and no milk solids. It is supplied in bulk containers exceeding 2 kg for industrial use in chocolate manufacturing. Classified under HTS 1806.20.38.00 as a preparation wholly of ground cocoa beans in paste form, excluding retail candy.
Cocoa Nib Paste with Emulsifier
Paste produced from ground cocoa nibs with emulsifying agents like soy lecithin and minimal cocoa fat, under 32% butterfat, no added sugar or milk. Packaged in industrial 5 kg drums for bakery and confectionery production. Fits HTS 1806.20.38.00 for bulk ground cocoa preparations not for retail candy.
Dark Chocolate Bulk Powder
Granular powder from ground cocoa beans with cocoa fat and trace emulsifiers, containing 28% butterfat but no milk solids or sugar, in 10 kg bags. Used in commercial chocolate compounding, qualifying under HTS 1806.20.38.00 for bulk forms exceeding 2 kg.
Cocoa Mass with Cocoa Butter Blend
Bulk liquid cocoa mass blended with added cocoa butter, emulsifiers, and under 30% butterfat, no sugar or dairy, in 25 kg totes. Intended for large-scale chocolate processing, classified in HTS 1806.20.38.00 as liquid bulk preparation of ground cocoa.
Industrial Cocoa Grind Granules
Granular form of finely ground cocoa beans with flavor-neutral emulsifiers and 25% cocoa fat, no milk or sugar, packed in 3 kg bulk pouches within larger containers. For use in food industry compounding, under HTS 1806.20.38.00 bulk criteria.
Bulk Cocoa Bean Puree
Puree from whole ground cocoa beans with minimal added fat and emulsifying agents, 20% butterfat max, sugar-free, in 15 kg industrial pails. Excludes retail confections, fitting HTS 1806.20.38.00 for paste bulk forms.
Emulsified Cocoa Slab Melt
Large slabs over 2 kg of ground cocoa with emulsifiers and cocoa fat, under 32% butterfat, no sugar/milk, designed for melting in production lines. HTS 1806.20.38.00 covers such bulk slab preparations for industry.