Chocolate Crumb Base for Confectionery from China
Bulk powder or granular chocolate crumb with low milk solids (<21%), designed for mixing in large-scale chocolate production. HTS 1806.20.87.00 covers this as other low fat chocolate crumb in forms exceeding 2 kg, not retail candy.
Duty Rate — China → United States
26%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Lab test for milk solids and butterfat; discrepancies can lead to duty reassessment or quota denial
• Specify industrial end-use in commercial invoice to differentiate from retail exclusions
• Aggregate imports may hit annual limits; track entries against 2,122,834 kg cap excluding Mexico