# HS code 1803.20: Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted, wholly or partly defatted

> HS code 1803.20 covers cocoa paste, whether or not defatted, wholly or partly defatted. It sits in heading 18.03 (cocoa paste, whether or not defatted) in chapter 18 (cocoa and cocoa preparations). Other goods of heading 18.03 are classified under 1803.10 (not defatted).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180320
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 1803.20
- Covers: Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted, wholly or partly defatted
- Heading: [18.03: Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1803)
- 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 1803.20 covers cocoa paste, whether or not defatted, wholly or partly defatted.

The legal text of the subheading is “Wholly or partly defatted”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 18.03 are classified under 1803.10 (not defatted).

- [1803.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180310) Not defatted

## How it is structured

1803.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 18, are the chapter; the first four, 1803, are heading 18.03; the last two, 20, 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 18.03: Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted
- Subheading 1803.20: Wholly or partly defatted

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 1803.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 1803.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [1803.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180310) Not defatted
- Next subheading: [1804.00](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180400) Cocoa butter, fat and oil

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 1803.20 cover?

HS code 1803.20 covers cocoa paste, whether or not defatted, wholly or partly defatted.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 1803.20 in?

HS code 1803.20 is in heading 18.03 (cocoa paste, whether or not defatted) in chapter 18 (cocoa and cocoa preparations).

### Where are goods of heading 18.03 classified when 1803.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 18.03 are classified under 1803.10 (not defatted).

## 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/180320.json