Bulk Chocolate Flavor Coating Paste
Paste form coating with cocoa nib non-fat solids ≥6.8%, vegetable fats ≥15% (coconut/soy blend), in 15 kg pails for bakery injection molding. Not intended as finished candy but for product development. Fits 1806.20.60.00 criteria for powder/paste bulk preparations containing specified cocoa/veg components.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If glucose/fructose syrup base with minor cocoa
Syrup preparations not primarily chocolate classify under Chapter 17 sugars.
If other bulk cocoa preps not meeting coating specs
General cocoa food preps without exact non-fat/veg fat minima go to broader 1806.90.
If predominantly non-lauric vegetable fats
Fat compositions emphasizing specific veg oils without dominant cocoa shift to Chapter 15.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document intended industrial use via end-user letters to support non-confectionery status
• Ensure container net weight >2kg to qualify for bulk form exclusion from retail confection headings
• Beware misdeclaration; penalties apply for failing composition thresholds
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White Confectioners' Coating Compound
A bulk white coating made from sugar, vegetable oils like palm kernel oil, and cocoa powder with at least 6.8% non-fat cocoa solids and 15% vegetable fats. Used by bakers and chocolatiers for dipping fruits, nuts, or molding candies, supplied in 10 kg slabs. Falls under 1806.20.60.00 as it's a non-confectionery product designed for further processing, meeting the minimum cocoa non-fat solids and vegetable fat thresholds.
Dark Chocolate Coating Base
Industrial dark coating powder containing cocoa liquor, sugar, and palm oil, with minimum 6.8% non-fat cocoa nib solids and 15% vegetable fats, packaged in 25 kg bags. Intended for melting and enrobing pastries or ice cream in commercial production. Classified in 1806.20.60.00 due to its bulk form and composition as a confectioners' coating excluding finished confectionery.
Palm Kernel Oil Chocolate Melting Wafers
Large wafers of confectioners' coating made with palm kernel oil, cocoa powder, and sugar, ensuring ≥6.8% non-fat cocoa solids and ≥15% vegetable fats, supplied in 5 kg blocks. Used in professional confectionery for molding and dipping. Meets HTS 1806.20.60.00 for bulk, non-retail coatings with specified cocoa and veg fat content.
Cocoa Vegetable Fat Enrobing Compound
Bulk granular enrobing compound blending non-fat cocoa solids (≥6.8%), vegetable fats like shea and palm (≥15%), and sweeteners, packed in 20 kg drums. Applied in chocolate factories for coating biscuits and confections. HTS 1806.20.60.00 applies to this industrial product excluding finished confectionery.
Industrial Cocoa Butter Substitute Slabs
10 kg slabs of cocoa butter substitute with ≥6.8% non-fat cocoa solids from nib and ≥15% vegetable fats (palm/illipe), for chocolate tempering. Supplied to manufacturers for bar production. 1806.20.60.00 covers these non-confectionery bulk products with defined composition.