Low-Milk Cocoa Mass Slab
Industrial slab of cocoa mass (ground beans) with emulsifiers, flavoring, and under 21% milk solids, ≤32% butterfat. HTS 1806.32.1616 applies to these unfilled blocks for commercial processing, excluding candy retail items. Low sugar content suits baking applications.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If in butter, paste, or powder form from cocoa
Cocoa butter or powder separates from bar preparations into dedicated headings.
If for preparations exceeding 32% butterfat/milk solids
Butterfat limits define boundaries within low-sugar chocolate preparations.
If cane/beet sugar is primary with minor cocoa
Sugar-dominant products with cocoa classify under cane sugar refined forms.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Submit FDA prior notice for all cocoa products and ensure HACCP plans for contamination risks
• Document <60% sugar via invoice specs to prevent shift to higher sugar confection headings
• Use NAFTA/USMCA certs if from Mexico, as Mexican products bypass certain quotas
Related Products under HTS 1806.32.16.00
Unsweetened Baking Chocolate Bar
A solid bar of ground cocoa beans with minimal added cocoa fat and emulsifiers, containing less than 21% milk solids and under 32% butterfat. Classified under HTS 1806.32.1616 as an unfilled chocolate preparation for industrial use, not retail confectionery. It meets the criteria for preparations wholly of ground cocoa beans with limited sugar, butterfat, and milk solids.
Dark Chocolate Industrial Slab
Large slab of ground cocoa beans, cocoa fat, and emulsifiers with trace milk solids (<21%) for melting in manufacturing. Fits HTS 1806.32.1616 as an unfilled bar preparation with ≤60% sugar and ≤32% butterfat/milk solids, excluding retail confections. Primarily used in commercial chocolate production.
Cocoa Liquor Block with Emulsifier
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.
Bittersweet Chocolate Manufacturing Bar
Bar form bittersweet chocolate from ground cocoa, low sugar (<60%), cocoa fat, and <21% milk solids for factory use. Classified in HTS 1806.32.1616 as non-filled, industrial preparation not exceeding butterfat or sugar limits. Designed for remelting in confectionery production.