Industrial Chocolate Syrup Base from China
Liquid chocolate base syrup in 20-liter bulk drums >2kg, containing >10% dry weight sugar per Ch.17 note 8 provisions. Formulated for fountain drink dispensers and ice cream manufacturers. Classified 1806.20.95.00 for liquid bulk cocoa preparations.
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
• Refrigerated shipping mandatory; include temperature logs for liquid syrup stability
• Specify Brix degree and dry sugar content in documentation for quota verification