Bulk Chocolate Ganache Paste from China
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.
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
• 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