Bulk Bittersweet Chocolate for Confectioners from China
Large bittersweet chocolate bar from ground cocoa beans, cocoa butter, low milk solids (<21%), >5.5% butterfat, minimal sugar. HTS 1806.32.0600 covers this industrial, unfilled preparation excluding retail candy articles. Designed for professional melting and tempering.
Duty Rate — China → United States
24.3%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Document end-use as manufacturing input to differentiate from retail confections
• Monitor butterfat percentage closely; slight variances trigger quota or subheading changes
• Use kg net weight declarations matching statistical notes for milk solids