Industrial Chocolate Paste with Low Milk Solids

Thick chocolate paste in bulk tubs over 2kg, with under 21% milk solids, used in commercial filling and coating processes. Falls under HTS 1806.20.82.00 as a bulk cocoa preparation qualifying under dairy products note with minimal milk content.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China8.5%+17.5%26%
🇲🇽Mexico8.5%+10.0%18.5%
🇨🇦Canada8.5%+10.0%18.5%
🇩🇪Germany8.5%+10.0%18.5%
🇯🇵Japan8.5%+10.0%18.5%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1806.20.26Lower: 21.8% vs 26%

If containing 21% or more milk solids

Higher milk content dairy chocolate preparations classified separately within same bulk category.

1806.32Lower: 16% vs 26%

If processed into bars/slabs ≤2kg even in bulk shipment

Form changes to bars or slabs shift heading regardless of total container weight.

1704.90.58Higher: 27.9% vs 26%

If sugar-dominant with minor cocoa

Primarily sugar-based confections reclassify under Chapter 17 sugar confectionery.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Include manufacturer's declaration of milk solids percentage and bulk packaging specs in commercial invoice

Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as retail by specifying industrial end-use in import docs

Check origin quotas if from Ireland/UK; Mexican products excluded from certain limits