Key facts
- Chapter
- 18
- Description
- Cocoa and cocoa preparations
- Headings
- 6
- Subheadings
- 11
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS chapter 18 covers cocoa and cocoa preparations. It has 6 headings, 18.01 to 18.06, and 11 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. Chapter 17, before it, covers sugars and sugar confectionery; chapter 19, after it, covers preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products.
What this chapter covers
HS chapter 18 covers cocoa and cocoa preparations.
It has 6 headings, 18.01 to 18.06, and 11 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
18.01 Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted
- 1801.00Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted
18.02 Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste
- 1802.00Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste
18.04 Cocoa butter, fat and oil
- 1804.00Cocoa butter, fat and oil
18.05 Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 1805.00Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
18.06 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
- 1806.10Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 1806.20Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2kg
- 1806.31Other, in blocks, slabs or bars: Filled
- 1806.32Other, in blocks, slabs or bars: Not filled
- 1806.90Other
What it doesn’t cover
Chapter 17, before it, covers sugars and sugar confectionery; chapter 19, after it, covers preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products.
How it is structured
Chapter 18 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (18.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.
In other countries
No national tariff lines in chapter 18 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use these headings and subheadings and add their own digits after the first six.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS chapter 18 cover?
HS chapter 18 covers cocoa and cocoa preparations.
How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 18?
HS chapter 18 has 6 headings and 11 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.