Chocolate Sugar Dragées with Hazelnuts
Hazelnut centers enrobed in dark chocolate and finished with a colorful hard sugar coating, exceeding 10% sugar by dry weight. Classified in 1806.90.55.00 for quota-controlled entry under U.S. note 8 to chapter 17 as a cocoa-based preparation. The sugar shell and high sugar content trigger the specific provisions.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If under 10% sugar by dry weight
Lower sugar content moves to other high-sugar cocoa articles without chapter 17 note requirements.
If in blocks, slabs, or bars over 2kg
Large molded chocolate forms with nuts classify separately from dragées or loose preparations.
If marketed as food supplement with vitamins
Added nutritional fortification changes classification to other food preparations.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Enter only through designated quota ports and track country-specific allocations (e.g
• UK 421k kg limit)
• Include commercial invoice detailing sugar percentage calculated on dry weight basis per HTS statistical notes
• Avoid common pitfall of mislabeling butterfat content, which could shift to restricted subheadings like 1806.20
Related Products under HTS 1806.90.55.00
Sugar-Coated Chocolate Covered Almonds
Crunchy almonds coated in milk chocolate and then covered with a crunchy sugar shell, containing over 10% sugar by dry weight. This product falls under HTS 1806.90.55.00 as a chocolate food preparation described in additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17, entered pursuant to its provisions for quota-limited imports. It qualifies due to its high sugar content and cocoa base.
Cocoa Powder Sugar Mix for Baking
Pre-mixed blend of cocoa powder, granulated sugar, and minor stabilizers containing over 10% sugar by dry weight. This preparation falls under HTS 1806.90.55.00 as a quota-entry product per additional U.S. note 8 to chapter 17. It's distinguished from plain cocoa by the significant sugar component.
Chocolate-Coated Sugar Candies
Hard sugar candies individually dipped in milk chocolate, resulting in over 10% dry weight sugar content. Entered under 1806.90.55.00 pursuant to U.S. note 8 chapter 17 provisions for controlled cocoa-sugar confections. The dual sugar-chocolate nature requires quota compliance.
Sugar-Dusted Chocolate Truffles
Creamy ganache truffles rolled in powdered sugar, exceeding chapter 17 note 3 sugar thresholds. Classified at 1806.90.55.00 for entry under additional U.S. note 8 provisions governing high-sugar cocoa items. The exterior sugar dusting elevates total sugar content significantly.