Chocolate Syrup Bulk Paste from Germany
Liquid chocolate syrup paste in 20 kg pails, >65% sugar with note 3 compliance, for ice cream production, entered per note 8. Falls under 1806.20.75.00 as bulk liquid cocoa preparation.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include viscosity and Brix tests confirming paste/liquid form and sugar levels
• Specify industrial end-use in entry docs; consumer syrups risk duty escalation
• Confirm no butterfat TRQ overlap—applies only to solid crumb forms