Almond Paste Filled White Chocolate Bar from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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