Smucker's Magic Shell Chocolate Hard Shell Topping
Chocolate coating that hardens on ice cream, containing high-percentage cocoa processed with alkali. Classified in 1806.90.18 due to exceeding 30% cocoa on totally defatted basis, qualifies for Canadian USMCA preference under 9823.08.21 per subchapter note 8(b)(2).
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If containing 5.5%+ butterfat by weight of total product
Butterfat content threshold determines 1806.20 vs 1806.90 classification
If marketed as compound coating rather than pure chocolate preparation
Compound chocolate with vegetable fats classified as food preparation
If cocoa content between 10-30% on totally defatted basis
Specific cocoa percentage ranges have separate statistical suffixes
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Document palm kernel oil content doesn't affect cocoa percentage calculation,Provide production records showing Canadian processing of qualifying cocoa,Classify based on defatted cocoa solids, not total product weight
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