Industrial Chocolate Paste with Low Milk Solids from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
18.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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