Bulk Chocolate Ganache Paste
Industrial paste of chocolate with high dairy cream content, packed in 5 kg buckets for bakery filling production. Classified in HTS 1806.20.83.00 for paste form exceeding 2 kg, meeting dairy product criteria via cows' milk solids.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If non-dairy versions without chapter 4 milk solids
Absence of qualifying dairy components places it in non-dairy bulk chocolate preparations.
If fruit-based with cocoa as secondary
Fruit puree dominant mixtures fall under prepared fruits, not primary cocoa products.
If sold as sugar confectionery base
Emphasis on sugar over cocoa shifts to general sugar confectionery headings.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Ensure container markings specify net content over 2 kg to avoid retail reclassification; test for butterfat levels per US note exclusions
• Provide compositional analysis for customs dairy verification
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