Cocoa Mass with Sugar Paste 20kg Pails

Paste of cocoa mass blended with sugar >10% dry weight, in 20 kg industrial pails for ganache production. HTS 1806.20.98.00 covers this paste bulk preparation in containers over 2 kg.

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.

1801.00.00Lower: 7.5% vs 26%

If unsweetened cocoa mass/paste

Unsweetened cocoa derivatives classify under raw cocoa bean products.

1806.90Lower: 16% vs 26%

If processed into spreads ≤2kg

Retail cocoa spreads like nutella equivalents under other preparations.

2008.11Higher: 141.8% vs 26%

If fruit-based with cocoa

Nut pastes with cocoa shift to prepared fruit/nut chapters.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Lab reports must detail dry weight sugar calculation excluding water content per kg cmsc statistical note

Use tamper-evident industrial pails marked 'for further processing only'

New Zealand sources limited to minimal quota; prefer unrestricted origins

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