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: > 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 1806.20.50.00
Unsweetened Cocoa Liquor Bulk Paste
Pure cocoa liquor made from finely ground cocoa beans, containing no added sugar, butterfat, or milk solids beyond natural levels. It is supplied in bulk paste form exceeding 2 kg per container for industrial chocolate manufacturing. Classified under HTS 1806.20.50.00 as it consists wholly of ground cocoa beans with butterfat/milk solids ≤32% and sugar ≤60%.
Bulk Cocoa Nibs Paste for Processing
Ground cocoa nibs paste in granular bulk form, with minimal vanilla flavoring, no added sugar exceeding 60%, and butterfat under 32%. Supplied in 25 kg bags for further chocolate refinement. Qualifies for 1806.20.50.00 as a preparation wholly from ground cocoa beans.
Flavored Cocoa Liquor Granules Bulk
Granular cocoa liquor with permitted flavorings, ground from cocoa beans, in 15 kg containers, adhering to ≤32% butterfat and ≤60% sugar limits. Intended for large-scale confectionery mixing. Matches 1806.20.50.00 for bulk granular preparations.
Pure Cocoa Bean Grind Paste 10kg
Unadulterated paste from ground cocoa beans only, no additives, in 10 kg industrial pails with <10% natural butterfat. Essential base for premium chocolate makers. HTS 1806.20.50.00 precisely for such pure bulk ground cocoa.
Cocoa Paste with Cocoa Butter Emulsifier
Bulk cocoa paste produced from ground cocoa beans with added cocoa fat and soy lecithin emulsifier, maintaining ≤32% butterfat/milk solids and ≤60% sugar. Packaged in 10 kg drums for confectionery factories. Fits HTS 1806.20.50.00 due to its ground cocoa base and allowable additives.
Industrial Cocoa Mass Powder Blend
Powdered cocoa mass from ground beans with added emulsifying agents, in 5 kg bulk pouches, butterfat ≤32%, sugar ≤10%. Used in bakery and chocolate production lines. HTS 1806.20.50.00 covers this bulk powder form of ground cocoa preparations.