Bulk Chocolate Ganache Base from China
Pre-mixed chocolate ganache with butterfat and <21% milk solids for professional cake fillings and frostings. HTS 1806.90.28.00 covers such non-retail cocoa preparations per chapter notes. Industrial bakery exclusive.
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
• Commercial invoices must specify 'ganache base for bakery use only, not confectionery'
• Retain milk solids lab reports; 'kg cmsc' calculation critical for duty assessment
• Separate from quota-limited crumb entries; confirm no 5.5% butterfat overlap