Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
HS heading 18.06 covers Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa. It sits within Chapter 18 and breaks down into 5 six-digit subheadings at the border.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 18.06 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
18.06 is the four-digit HS heading. Your destination country extends it to 8–10 digits and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty for many goods — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 18.06
The Harmonised System breaks Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa into these 5 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Cocoa; powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg
Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less
Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less
Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; n.e.c. in chapter 18
Related codes in Cocoa and cocoa preparations
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