Éclair from China
Choux pastry shell filled with cream and topped with chocolate icing. HTS 1905.90.10.90 covers this as other pastry, not exceeding cocoa limits of chapter notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.870%Universal product exemption, description-limited (U.S. note 52(c))
Import Tips
• Refrigeration mandatory; include stability tests in filing
• Avoid 1806 reclass if chocolate is topping only, not coating per note
• Detailed recipe disclosure prevents disputes