Large Slab Couverture Chocolate from Germany
Couverture chocolate in 3 kg slabs for professional chocolatiers, high cocoa butter content. Under HTS 1806.20.79.00 as slabs >2 kg in bulk packing, pursuant to general note 15. Designed for tempering and enrobing in commercial settings.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate ≥ 10 percent): MFN >= 10% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Provide lab tests for cocoa butter percentage; misdeclaration common for couverture vs standard chocolate
• Declare as industrial use only to leverage note 15 preferences over retail rates
• Avoid individual wrapping which could reclassify to smaller unit subheadings