Dark Chocolate Peanut Paste Bar from China
Premium bar of 70% dark chocolate filled with smooth peanut paste, under HTS 1806.31.00.41 for peanut paste in cocoa confectionery. Statistical notes on milk solids irrelevant here due to dark chocolate base.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.1%
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 paste vs butter distinction, as subheading specifies peanut butter or paste
• Declare dark chocolate specs to prevent mix-up with milk chocolate quotas
• Bulk pack for industrial use avoids retail candy restrictions