Bulk Chocolate Liquor Powder for Confectionery
Unsweetened chocolate liquor processed into a fine powder form, packed in 10 kg bags for industrial use in chocolate manufacturing. It falls under HTS 1806.20.67.00 as a bulk preparation containing cocoa in powder form exceeding 2 kg per container, with sugar content over 65% when mixed during production, entered under general note 15 provisions for preferential treatment.
Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin
Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If containing 5.5% or less butterfat and not exceeding quota
Lower sugar content preparations in bulk form shift to subheadings without the >65% sugar criteria.
If in forms other than blocks/slabs/bars or not exceeding 2kg per packing
Preparations not specifically in bulk blocks, slabs, bars, or liquid/powder forms >2kg fall outside this subheading.
If primarily sugar-based with incidental cocoa
Material composition dominated by sugar (>65%) without qualifying as cocoa preparation reclassifies to sugar confections.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify compliance with general note 15 (e.g
• NAFTA/USMCA origin) via certificate of origin to qualify for reduced duties
• Provide lab analysis certificates confirming >65% sugar content and bulk packaging >2kg to avoid reclassification
• Ensure FDA prior notice and facility registration; watch for sugar content misdeclaration pitfalls
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Industrial Sweet Chocolate Paste 25kg Drums
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Bulk Cocoa Sugar Granules 5kg Bags
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High-Sugar Chocolate Slabs 3kg Industrial
Large 3 kg chocolate slabs with 67% sugar for melting in confectionery factories, not retail packed. Falls under HTS 1806.20.67.00 as bulk slabs >2kg containing >65% sugar, pursuant to general note 15.
Sweetened Cocoa Powder Bulk 10kg Sacks
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Bulk Liquid Chocolate Syrup 20kg Pails
Liquid chocolate preparation with 66% sugar in 20 kg pails for fountain and ice cream supply. HTS 1806.20.67.00 covers liquid bulk forms >2kg with >65% sugar, entered under general note 15.
Sweet Cocoa Baking Bars 4kg Blocks
4 kg blocks of sweetened cocoa (69% sugar) for commercial baking, shipped in bulk cases. Classified in HTS 1806.20.67.00 for bars >2kg with >65% sugar, per general note 15 provisions.