Cocoa Mass with Sugar Paste 20kg Pails from Japan
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.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• 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