Bittersweet Chocolate Block Industrial Grade from China
Large bittersweet chocolate block from ground cocoa with cocoa fat, flavorings, under 32% butterfat and 60% sugar, for further processing. HTS 1806.32.18.00 covers such unfilled slabs excluding retail candy. Primarily for chocolate makers blending custom recipes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
21.8%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Lab-test for exact butterfat/milk solids; tolerances tight, errors cause audits
• Ship in industrial totes, not retail boxes, to affirm non-confection status
• Use quota-tracking software; UK/New Zealand shares small but critical