Dark Chocolate Liquor Bar for Conching from China
A block of chocolate liquor from ground cocoa beans, with minimal milk solids and emulsifiers, under 32% butterfat for chocolate processing. Classified in HTS 1806.32.01.00 pursuant to general note 15 for quota-controlled industrial entry. Used in factories for refining into finer chocolate products.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.5%
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
• Include manufacturer's declaration specifying industrial end-use to confirm exclusion from retail confection
• Track annual quotas (e.g
• 1.7M kg for Ireland) and enter early in calendar year to secure lower rates
• Label clearly as 'not for retail sale' to prevent misclassification pitfalls