Milk Chocolate Couverture Slab from Mexico
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.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
14.3%
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
• Include detailed ingredient breakdowns and butterfat assays in entry docs to avoid reclassification as retail confectionery
• Declare as industrial ingredient, not candy, with buyer affidavits to qualify under non-retail exclusion
• Check origin against US note quotas; Mexican products are ineligible for certain high-butterfat entries