Large Slab Couverture Chocolate from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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