Frozen Double Chocolate Biscuits from Japan
Sweet biscuits with chocolate dough and chunks, frozen but low cocoa to stay in 1905. HTS 1905.31.00.29 for other frozen, per chapter note excluding >6% cocoa.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Lab test cocoa % on defatted basis—critical for chapter note compliance
• Declare chocolate as inclusion, not coating
• EU origin may need additional chocolate certs