Dark Chocolate Slab for Confectionery Manufacturing from Mexico
Industrial slab of ground cocoa beans with minimal sugar (under 60%) and butterfat under 32%, used in large-scale candy production. Classified under HTS 1806.32.18.00 for unfilled bars/preparations wholly from cocoa beans, excluding retail confections. Ideal for melting and molding in factories.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
14.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit compositional breakdown (cocoa, fat, sugar %) on commercial invoice; mismatches lead to reclassification
• Avoid consumer-ready wrappers; bulk ship in plain liners to qualify as non-retail
• Track calendar-year quotas; Mexican products ineligible, so source from quota-eligible nations