Other
Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: > Other, in blocks, slabs or bars: > Not filled: > Preparations consisting wholly of ground cocoa beans, with or without added cocoa fat, flavoring or emulsifying agents, and containing not more than 32 percent by weight of butterfat or other milk solids and not more than 60 percent by weight of sugar: > Containing butterfat or other milk solids (excluding articles for consumption at retail as candy or confection): > Other, containing over 5.5 percent by weight of butterfat: > Other: > Other
Duty Rate (from China)
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
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)
Products classified under HTS 1806.32.08.00
Dark Chocolate Baking Block
A solid block of dark chocolate made from ground cocoa beans with added cocoa fat and minimal sugar, containing over 5.5% butterfat from milk solids for richness. It meets HTS 1806.32.08.00 as it is unfilled, in block form, with butterfat exceeding 5.5% but not over 32% total milk solids and sugar under 60%. Primarily used by chocolatiers for melting and molding rather than retail candy consumption.
Milk Chocolate Couverture Slab
Large slab of milk chocolate couverture produced from ground cocoa beans, cocoa fat, milk solids over 5.5% butterfat, and emulsifiers for professional tempering. Classified under HTS 1806.32.08.00 due to block/slab form, no fillings, and precise composition limits on sugar and milk solids for industrial use.
Cocoa Liquor Milk Chocolate Bar
Unsweetened chocolate bar derived wholly from ground cocoa beans with added milk solids (over 5.5% butterfat) and limited sugar under 60%, in plain slab form. Fits HTS 1806.32.08.00 as an unfilled preparation for manufacturing, not retail candy.
High-Butterfat Chocolate Block for Molding
Industrial block of chocolate from ground cocoa with cocoa fat, emulsifiers, and milk solids exceeding 5.5% butterfat, sugar capped at 60%. HTS 1806.32.08.00 applies to this unfilled, non-retail slab used in professional chocolate molding.
Emulsified Milk Cocoa Slab
Slab consisting of ground cocoa beans, added fat, emulsifying agents, and butterfat-rich milk solids over 5.5%, with flavoring but low sugar. Qualifies for HTS 1806.32.08.00 as an other unfilled preparation in slab form for bulk industrial processing.
Industrial Chocolate Crumb with Butterfat
Crumbly block form of ground cocoa beans combined with high-butterfat milk solids (>5.5%), cocoa fat, and minimal sugar/flavoring for bakery use. HTS 1806.32.08.00 covers this as other preparations excluding retail confections.
Flavored Cocoa Milk Block
Block of ground cocoa preparation with added flavoring, emulsifiers, cocoa fat, and milk solids over 5.5% butterfat, sugar not exceeding 60%. Falls under HTS 1806.32.08.00 for unfilled, non-candy industrial bars/slabs.