High Butterfat Chocolate Liquor Paste from Japan
Concentrated chocolate liquor paste enriched with over 5.5% butterfat and milk solids for food processing. HTS 1806.90.15.00 applies to this non-retail preparation entered under U.S. note 2 quota limits. Used in bulk for ganache and filling production.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide analytical certificates for butterfat/milk solids; critical for quota validation
• Declare exact entry quantities against annual limits (total 2.12M kg, country-specific)
• Store in industrial drums, not consumer packs, to maintain non-retail classification