Bittersweet Chocolate Block from Mexico
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 — 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
• 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