Sugar-Free White Chocolate Coating Blocks from Japan
White chocolate coating (cocoa butter, milk powder, polyols) in 4.5kg blocks for confectionery coating applications. Classified 1806.20.98 as bulk chocolate preparations >2kg without added sugar, USMCA 9823.10.21 eligible.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Dairy component documentation critical for proper 1806.20 classification
• USMCA requires detailed bill of materials for all ingredients' origins
• Prevent misclassification as 1806.90 by confirming block form >2kg