Cocoa Liquor Block with Emulsifier from Germany
Pressed block of pure ground cocoa beans (liquor) with added emulsifying agents and low milk solids (<21%), no filling. HTS 1806.32.1616 covers such unfilled preparations with limited butterfat, sugar, and milk for industrial baking or coating. Excludes retail candy formats.
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
Import Tips
• Include compositional analysis reports showing ground cocoa base and <32% butterfat to support classification
• Avoid consumer-sized packaging; bulk blocks (e.g
• 25kg) prevent reclassification as retail confections
• Track US aggregate quota of 2.12M kg annually to avoid prohibitive out-of-quota tariffs