Chocolate Dairy Paste for Ice Cream from China
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.
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
• Include batch testing for contaminants per FDA dairy rules; declare exact milk solids for kg cmsc units
• Avoid quota subheadings by confirming low butterfat