Dark Chocolate Baking Chips from Canada
Semi-sweet dark chocolate chips designed for baking cookies, muffins, and desserts, containing less than 21% milk solids by weight. Classified under HTS 1806.90.28.00 as a food preparation containing cocoa with butterfat or milk solids, not for retail candy consumption. Excludes water content per statistical notes.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
16%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify milk solids content via lab analysis to confirm <21% threshold; retain certificates for CBP review
• Ensure entry excludes retail candy packaging; provide commercial invoices specifying bulk industrial use
• Monitor annual quotas for low butterfat chocolate crumb; prefer Mexican origin to bypass limits