Espresso Chocolate Sauce from Japan
Gourmet chocolate sauce infused with espresso containing cocoa, coffee extract, and sugar under 1806.90.30. Canadian production qualifies for USMCA 9823.08.24 per note 8(b)(2). Coffee flavoring doesn't override primary chocolate classification.
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
• Specify coffee as flavoring not primary ingredient; provide caffeine content declaration; verify no coffee bean import affecting origin qualification