Bulk Chocolate Liquor Powder for Confectionery from China
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.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• 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