Chocolate Dairy Paste for Ice Cream

Paste blend of cocoa, sweetened condensed milk in 15 kg drums for ice cream base, qualifying as dairy product. Under HTS 1806.20.83.00 for bulk paste forms exceeding 2 kg with milk solids.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China8.5%+17.5%26%
🇲🇽Mexico8.5%+10.0%18.5%
🇨🇦Canada8.5%+10.0%18.5%
🇩🇪Germany8.5%+10.0%18.5%
🇯🇵Japan8.5%+10.0%18.5%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1806.90.25Lower: 21% vs 26%

If low butterfat crumb variant

Specific crumb forms with butterfat limits have separate quota provisions.

2105.00.20.00Higher: 34.5% vs 26%

If ice cream mixes with stabilizers

Added thickeners make it a complete ice cream preparation under chapter 21.

0409.00.00Higher: 35% vs 26%

If condensed milk with trace cocoa

Minor cocoa in natural milk products stays in dairy chapter 4.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Include batch testing for contaminants per FDA dairy rules; declare exact milk solids for kg cmsc units

Avoid quota subheadings by confirming low butterfat

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