Snickers Chocolate Bar
Chocolate bar featuring nougat, caramel, and peanuts coated in milk chocolate, falling under HTS 1806.90.90.11 for its peanut components within a cocoa-based confection. The peanut inclusion distinguishes it from plain chocolate bars.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If in blocks over 2kg without peanuts
Plain chocolate blocks or slabs without nut inclusions use different confectionery subheadings.
If substituted with tree nuts instead of peanuts
Other nut-containing cocoa preparations fall outside the peanut-specific breakout.
If sold as a compound syrup or spread
Food preparations described as spreads rather than solid confectionery shift to Chapter 21.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Include detailed ingredient breakdowns showing peanut percentage to confirm subheading classification
• Comply with HACCP plans for nut-containing foods to prevent contamination issues at entry
• Monitor calendar year quotas for low-fat chocolate crumb if applicable to bulk imports
Related Products under HTS 1806.90.90.11
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Iconic chocolate cups filled with creamy peanut butter, classified under HTS 1806.90.90.11 due to their cocoa content and significant peanut products as a key ingredient in the filling. This subheading specifically covers confectionery with peanuts or peanut derivatives.
PayDay Peanut Butter Chocolate Candy Bar
Candy bar with peanut butter center and chocolate coating containing real peanuts, classified in HTS 1806.90.90.11 as cocoa confectionery featuring peanut products. Its dual peanut-chocolate profile fits the peanut-specific category.
Mr. Goodbar Milk Chocolate with Peanuts
Milk chocolate bar studded with whole roasted peanuts, directly under HTS 1806.90.90.11 for peanut-containing cocoa preparations. The combination of chocolate matrix and peanut pieces defines its classification.
Nestle Crunch with Peanut Butter
Crispy rice chocolate bar infused with peanut butter, classified under HTS 1806.90.90.11 for its peanut products in a cocoa base. The peanut butter distinguishes it within chocolate confectionery.
Butterfinger Peanut Butter Chocolate Bar
Crisp peanut butter nougat covered in milk chocolate, fitting HTS 1806.90.90.11 as confectionery with prominent peanut products alongside cocoa. Its unique texture comes from peanut-derived components.
York Peppermint Patty with Peanuts
Dark chocolate-coated peppermint center with added peanuts, under HTS 1806.90.90.11 for peanut inclusion in cocoa confectionery. Peanuts provide crunch in this hybrid candy.