1806.32.30.00/Bittersweet Chocolate Block/Japan

Bittersweet Chocolate Block from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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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