Industrial Chocolate Paste with Low Milk Solids from Germany
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.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• 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