Bulk Ganache Filling Paste from China
Chocolate ganache paste for industrial pastry filling, packed in 12 kg returnable totes with >10% sugar dry weight, entered under Ch.17 note 8 bulk quota. High-fat content for cream cake applications. 1806.20.95.00 for paste bulk form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
30%
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
• Validate fat/sugar ratios via certificate of analysis; ganache often approaches butterfat limits
• Use licensed customs brokers experienced in Ch.18 TRQ filings