Industrial Semi-Sweet Chocolate Slab from Mexico
Semi-sweet slab for industry: ground cocoa, cocoa fat, <21% milk solids, >5.5% butterfat, ≤60% sugar, unfilled. HTS 1806.32.0600 designates this non-candy preparation for bulk import into manufacturing. Excludes retail confections per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
14.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Align invoices with 'preparations wholly of ground cocoa beans' language
• Check origin quotas (e.g
• 1,700,988 kg Ireland max) before large shipments
• Avoid emulsifier overages that could mimic filled products