Unsweetened Baking Chocolate Bar from Japan
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.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
14.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%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
Import Tips
• Verify milk solids content via lab testing to confirm <21% threshold and avoid reclassification to higher-duty codes
• Provide certificates of origin for quota-eligible countries (e.g
• Ireland, UK) to access TRQ limits under US note
• Ensure entry excludes retail-packed items; bulk packaging prevents misclassification as confectionery