Almond Paste Filled White Chocolate Bar from China
White chocolate bar featuring smooth almond paste filling, imported under HTS 1806.31.00.49 as other filled cocoa confectionery. Almond paste provides marzipan-like flavor within cocoa butter-based exterior. Retail slab format.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25.6%
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
• Allergen declaration essential for tree nuts; segregate shipments
• Confirm paste vs. whole almonds via photos/samples for CBP
• Butterfat testing recommended near quota thresholds