Milka Chocolate Bar with Hazelnut Filling

A milk chocolate bar filled with creamy hazelnut praline, weighing around 100g, classified under HTS 1806.31.00 as a filled chocolate preparation in bar form containing cocoa. The filling constitutes a significant portion, distinguishing it from unfilled bars.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China5.6%+17.5%23.1%
🇲🇽Mexico5.6%+10.0%15.6%
🇨🇦Canada5.6%+10.0%15.6%
🇩🇪Germany5.6%+10.0%15.6%
🇯🇵Japan5.6%+10.0%15.6%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

1806.32Lower: 16% vs 23.1%

If not filled, plain milk chocolate

Unfilled milk chocolate bars fall under 1806.32 as other preparations in blocks or bars without fillings.

1704.90Lower: 20.4% vs 23.1%

If cocoa content is negligible and sold as candy

Primarily sugar-based confections with minimal cocoa are classified under sugar confectionery, not cocoa preparations.

1806.90Lower: 16% vs 23.1%

If in different forms like slabs or not strictly bars

Other food preparations containing cocoa not specifically in blocks, slabs, or bars go to the residual 1806.90.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Verify cocoa content and filling composition via lab analysis to confirm classification under 1806.31.00 and avoid reclassification as sugar confectionery

• Check for butterfat quotas if low-fat; provide certificates of origin for preferential treatment from Ireland or UK

• Label accurately as 'filled chocolate bar' and include nutritional info to meet FDA import requirements