70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate Bar from China
Premium dark chocolate bar with 70% cocoa solids and less than 21% milk solids. Under HTS 1806.32.70.00 as not filled, other low-milk dairy cocoa bars in slab form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
26%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Lab test for exact cocoa and milk solids percentages; discrepancies lead to CBP reclassification
• Declare country of origin clearly—quota benefits apply only to specified nations like New Zealand
• Use tamper-evident packaging to meet FDA import food safety standards for chocolate