1806.32.18.00/Cocoa Mass Bar with Emulsifiers/China

Cocoa Mass Bar with Emulsifiers from China

Bar form of cocoa mass (ground beans) with emulsifying agents and trace butterfat under 32%, sugar below 60%, for bakery ingredient use. Fits HTS 1806.32.18.00 as unfilled preparation from cocoa beans, not retail confection. Used in professional baking, not direct sale as candy.

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)

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Import Tips

• Include emulsifier list and percentages in documentation; ensure total milk solids <32%

• Declare end-use as manufacturing input; retail intent risks duty increase

• Confirm origin eligibility for quotas (e.g

• 1.7M kg Ireland); exceedance incurs higher rates