Bulk Fondant Chocolate Mass from China
Sugar-heavy fondant chocolate mass in paste form >65% dry sugar, bulk-packed in 25kg blocks for confectioners. HTS 1806.20.73.00 covers such other high-sugar cocoa preparations in bulk immediate packings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.5%
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
• Provide melting point and sugar crystallization specs for paste verification
• Confirm no retail intent via end-use statements from importers
• Track origin country quotas for low-butterfat products from Ireland/UK