Bulk Chocolate Liquor Powder for Confectionery from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%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
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