Powdered Chocolate Base for Confectioners from China
Fine powder chocolate base under 21% milk solids in 5kg bulk drums for professional chocolatiers. Classified in HTS 1806.20.82.00 for bulk powder cocoa preparations with low dairy.
Duty Rate — China → United States
28.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide detailed compositional analysis certificate confirming milk solids <21%
• Confirm container net weight >2kg to prevent reclassification as retail product
• Monitor annual quotas for origins like Ireland (1.7M kg share) in documentation