Flavored Cocoa Bean Bar for Processing from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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