Bittersweet Chocolate Block from Germany
Industrial block of bittersweet chocolate from ground cocoa, cocoa butter, low sugar (under 60%), and vanilla flavoring, butterfat below 32%. Fits HTS 1806.32.30.00 as other unfilled cocoa preparations.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document flavorings explicitly; natural vs artificial may affect FDA approval
• Avoid filling declarations; even partial fillings reclassify to 1806.32.40
• Check origin quotas—non-quota countries like Mexico excluded from limits