# HS code 1802.00: Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste

> HS code 1802.00 covers cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste. It sits in heading 18.02 (cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste) in chapter 18 (cocoa and cocoa preparations). It is the only subheading of heading 18.02, so every good of the heading is classified here.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180200
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 18](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/18) / [18.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1802) / [1802.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180200)

## Key facts

- HS code: 1802.00
- Covers: Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste
- Heading: [18.02: Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1802)
- Chapter: [18: Cocoa and cocoa preparations](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/18)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 1802.00 covers cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste.

The legal text of the subheading is “Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

It is the only subheading of heading 18.02, so every good of the heading is classified here.

## How it is structured

1802.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 18, are the chapter; the first four, 1802, are heading 18.02; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 18: Cocoa and cocoa preparations
- Heading 18.02: Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste
- Subheading 1802.00: Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 1802.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1802.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [1801.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180100) Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted
- Next subheading: [1803.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180310) Not defatted

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1802.00 cover?

HS code 1802.00 covers cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1802.00 in?

HS code 1802.00 is in heading 18.02 (cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste) in chapter 18 (cocoa and cocoa preparations).

### Where are goods of heading 18.02 classified when 1802.00 doesn’t fit?

1802.00 is the only subheading of heading 18.02, so every good of the heading is classified there.

## 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.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180200.json