1806.32.08.00/Dark Chocolate Baking Block/Germany

Dark Chocolate Baking Block from Germany

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.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Verify butterfat content via lab analysis to confirm over 5.5% and compliance with milk solids limits; retain certificates for CBP review

• Exclude retail-packaged items as they may shift to candy subheadings; provide end-use declarations for industrial baking

• Monitor annual quotas for high-butterfat chocolate crumb; source from quota-eligible countries like Ireland to avoid restrictions