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
9903.03.0110%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
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