Chocolate Baking Wafers
Thin, flat wafers made with cocoa and containing over 5.5% butterfat but less than 21% milk solids, designed for melting and use in baking applications like cakes and cookies. Classified under HTS 1806.90.18.00 as a food preparation containing cocoa with specified milk solids content, excluding retail candy. Not intended for direct consumption as confectionery.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If butterfat 5.5% or less
Products with lower butterfat content shift to subheadings under US note quantitative limits for chocolate crumb.
If in bulk blocks over 2kg for industrial melting
Large bulk forms of chocolate preparations may classify under 1806.20 for unsweetened or low-sugar cocoa mixes.
If sold as food preparation mixture without principal cocoa character
If cocoa is not the predominant flavor or component, it moves to Chapter 21 as other food preparations.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify milk solids and butterfat percentages via lab analysis to confirm classification under 1806.90.18.00 and avoid misclassification into higher-duty retail categories
• Provide certificates of analysis for cocoa content and milk solids; ensure documentation excludes retail candy intent
• Watch for quantitative limits on low-butterfat chocolate crumb if product nears 5.5% threshold; Mexico-origin exempt
Related Products under HTS 1806.90.18.00
Cocoa Butter Milk Chocolate Chips
Chocolate chips formulated with cocoa butter, over 5.5% butterfat, and under 21% milk solids, intended for commercial baking and confectionery production. Falls under HTS 1806.90.18.00 due to its cocoa base and specific milk/butterfat profile, excluding retail-packaged candy.
Industrial Milk Chocolate Coating
A pourable milk chocolate coating with over 5.5% butterfat and less than 21% milk solids, used in food manufacturing for enrobing snacks and pastries. HTS 1806.90.18.00 applies to this non-retail cocoa preparation meeting the butterfat and milk solids criteria.
Cocoa Powder Milk Solid Blend
Powdered blend of cocoa with added milk solids (under 21%) and over 5.5% butterfat equivalent, for use in beverage mixes or bakery fillings. Classified in 1806.90.18.00 as other cocoa food preparations not qualifying as retail candy.
Bulk Chocolate Ganache Base
Semi-solid ganache base containing cocoa, over 5.5% butterfat, and less than 21% milk solids, supplied in bulk for professional pastry production. HTS 1806.90.18.00 covers this as a non-retail milk-solid cocoa preparation.
Milk Chocolate Compound for Molding
Chocolate compound with cocoa components, exceeding 5.5% butterfat and below 21% milk solids, used in industrial molding for bars and pralines. Fits HTS 1806.90.18.00 for other cocoa foods excluding retail candy.