Cocoa Liquor Bar for Confectioners from China

Pure cocoa liquor pressed into bars from ground cocoa beans with minimal cocoa fat, no sugar or milk solids added. Meets HTS 1806.32.30.00 criteria for unfilled preparations wholly from ground cocoa.

Duty Rate — China → United States

21.8%

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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)

Import Tips

Include commercial invoices specifying industrial end-use to prevent retail misclassification

Monitor butterfat content precisely; even trace milk can exceed limits and change heading

Use ISF filing early due to food import scrutiny and potential holds