Flavored Cocoa Bean Bar for Processing from Japan
Bar of ground cocoa beans, fat, flavorings, emulsifiers, and >5.5% butterfat with sugar ≤60%, intended for further manufacturing. HTS 1806.32.04.00 per U.S. note 2 provisions for non-retail bulk imports. Composition strictly adheres to unfilled preparation limits.
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
• File entries pursuant to U.S. note 2 explicitly to access quota; otherwise, higher duties apply
• Maintain chain-of-custody records showing end-use in production, not resale as-is
• Beware over-declaring sugar content, leading to reclass to higher-duty sugar confections