High Cocoa Content Chocolate Slab from Mexico
85% cocoa slab from ground beans, fat, and trace sugar/flavoring, maintaining butterfat under 32% and sugar below 60%. HTS 1806.32.30.00 applies to these unfilled industrial formats.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
14.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Provide NIR spectroscopy reports for cocoa percentage verification
• Avoid consumer packaging; bulk slabs classify differently from retail
• Confirm no milk traces to stay under milk solids threshold