What's the HS Code for "Cocoa Powder"?
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Harmonized Tariff Schedule (Cocoa Powder HS Code)
How does the tariff book describe the HS Code for "Cocoa Powder"?
Unit of Quantity: | kg |
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Rates of Duty | |
General: | 0.52¢/kg |
Special: | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) |
Column 2: | 6.6¢/kg |
Footnotes | See 9903.88.15. |
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PGAs
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Additional Tariffs and Duties
Special Provisions, including China and Russia import laws, Countervailing, and Antidumping
Depending on the country of origin, intended use, and other factors, an imported Cocoa Powder may require one or more other HS Codes in addition to 1805.00.0000 and — correspondingly — a different duty rate.
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Other Resources
Read about other relevant content that may affect the HS Classification for Cocoa Powder
- Section IV: HTSUS Tariff Notes
- Chapter 18: HTSUS Tariff Notes, 🔒 WCO Explanatory Notes
- 1805.00.0000: 🔒 WCO Explanatory Notes
- Customs Rulings
Tariff Legal Notes
HTSUS Notes
- 1. In this section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 percent by weight.
- 1. In this section the term "canned" means preserved in airtight containers by heat processing to destroy or inactivate micro-organisms and enzymes that otherwise could cause spoilage.
- 2. For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires--
- (a) the term "percent by dry weight" means the sugar content as a percentage of the total solids in the product;
- (b) The term "capable of being further processed or mixed with similar or other ingredients" means that the imported product is in such condition or container as to be subject to any additional preparation, treatment or manufacture or to be blended or combined with any additional ingredient, including water or any other liquid, other than processing or mixing with other ingredients performed by the ultimate consumer prior to consumption of the product;
- (c) the term "prepared for marketing to the ultimate consumer in the identical form and package in which imported" means that the product is imported in packaging of such sizes and labeling as to be readily identifiable as being intended for retail sale to the ultimate consumer without any alteration in the form of the product or its packaging; and
- (d) the term "ultimate consumer" does not include institutions such as hospitals, prisons and military establishments or food service establishments such as restaurants, hotels, bars or bakeries.
HTSUS Notes
- 1. This chapter does not cover:
- (a) Food preparations containing more than 20 percent by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (chapter 16);
- (b) Preparations of headings 0403, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 2105, 2202, 2208, 3003 or 3004.
- 2. Heading 1806 includes sugar confectionery containing cocoa, and, subject to note 1 to this chapter, other food preparations containing cocoa.
- 1. The aggregate quantity of cocoa powder containing over 10 percent by dry weight of sugars derived from sugar cane or sugar beets, whether or not mixed with other ingredients (except (a) articles not principally of crystalline structure or not in dry amorphous form that are prepared for marketing to the ultimate consumer in the identical form and package in which imported, (b) blended syrups containing sugars derived from sugar cane or sugar beets, capable of being further processed or mixed with similar or other ingredients, and not prepared for marketing to the ultimate consumer in the identical form and package in which imported, or (c) articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugars derived from sugar cane or sugar beets, whether or not mixed with other ingredients, capable of being further processed or mixed with similar or other ingredients, and not prepared for marketing to the ultimate consumer in the identical form and package in which imported), the foregoing goods entered under subheadings 1806.10.10, 1806.10.34 and 1806.10.65 during the 12-month period from October 1 in any year to the following September 30, inclusive, shall not exceed 2,313 metric tons (articles the product of Mexico shall not be permitted or included under this quantitative limitation and no such articles shall be classifiable therein).
- 2. The aggregate quantity of chocolate containing over 5.5 percent by weight of butterfat (excluding articles for consumption at retail as candy or confection), the foregoing entered under subheadings 1806.20.24, 1806.32.04 and 1806.90.15 in any calendar year shall not exceed 26,167,700 kilograms (articles the product of Mexico shall not be permitted or included under the aforementioned quantitative limitation and no such articles shall be classifiable therein).Of the quantitative limitations provided for in this note, the countries listed below shall have access to not less than the quantities specified below:
Quantity (kg) Ireland 4,286,491 United Kingdom 3,379,297 Netherlands 45,359 Australia 2,000,000 New Zealand 1 - 3. The aggregate quantity of chocolate and low fat chocolate crumb containing 5.5 percent or less by weight of butterfat (excluding articles for consumption at retail as candy or confection), the foregoing entered under subheadings 1806.20.34, 1806.20.85, 1806.32.14 and 1806.90.25 in any calendar year shall not exceed 2,122,834 kilograms (articles the product of Mexico shall not be permitted or included under the aforementioned quantitative limitation and no such articles shall be classifiable therein).Of the quantitative limitations provided for in this note, the countries listed below shall have access to not less than the quantities specified below:
Quantity (kg) Ireland 1,700,988 United Kingdom 421,845 New Zealand 1
- 1. The unit of quantity "kg cmsc" (kilograms cows' milk solids content) includes all cows' milk components other than water.
Customs Rulings
May 23, 2002
Ruling: I81537 The tariff classification of cocoa powder from Ghana
Nov 25, 1999
Ruling: E89968 The tariff classification of Cocoa Powder from the Ivory Coast
Aug 10, 2005
Ruling: L86511 The tariff classification of Product CCO-214679 from China
Jul 30, 1996
Ruling: A85910 The tariff classification of Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass and Cocoa Powder from Switzerland.
Sep 23, 2003
Ruling: J88569 The tariff classification of Product CCO-205738 from China
Jul 18, 1995
Ruling: 812247 The tariff classification of Beet Sugar from Slovakia, Cane Sugar from the Republic of South Africa, Cocoa Powder from Brazil.
Aug 10, 2005
Ruling: L86508 The tariff classification of Product CCO-214670 from China
Mar 14, 2012
Ruling: N205118 The tariff classification of Chocolate from Japan and Malaysia
Aug 5, 2003
Ruling: J87521* The tariff classification of Product SA-204129 from China
Aug 5, 2003
Ruling: J87441* The tariff classification of Product CCO-205424 from China
Jul 29, 2007
Ruling: N013512 The tariff classification of drink mixes, sugar, cocoa powder, peppermint candy and plastic stirrers from China.
Jun 8, 2000
Ruling: F87583 The tariff classification of Product CCO-200295 from China
Aug 10, 2005
Ruling: L86509 The tariff classification of Product CCO-214673 from China
Jun 21, 2000
Ruling: F87747 The tariff classification of Product CCO-200369 from China
Aug 8, 2007
Ruling: N013903 The tariff classification of Product CCO-223139 "Frothy Cappuccino Party Tray Set" from China.
Jun 28, 2006
Ruling: M83882 The tariff classification of a "Frothy Cappuccino Party Tray Set" from China.
Jul 25, 2006
Ruling: M85239 The tariff classification of a "Frothy Cappuccino Party Tray Set" from China.
Sep 28, 2000
Ruling: F89615 The tariff classification of vegetables and fruit in vinegar and gift packs from China.
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