# HS heading 18.06: Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa

> HS heading 18.06 covers chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa. It is in chapter 18 (cocoa and cocoa preparations). It is split into 5 subheadings: 1806.10 (cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter), 1806.20 (other 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), 1806.31 (other, in blocks, slabs or bars, filled), 1806.32 (other, in blocks, slabs or bars, not filled) and 1806.90 (other).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1806
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 18](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/18) / [18.06](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1806)

## Key facts

- Heading: 18.06
- Description: Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
- Chapter: 18: Cocoa and cocoa preparations
- Subheadings: 5
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 18.06 covers chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.

It is split into 5 subheadings: 1806.10 (cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter), 1806.20 (other 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), 1806.31 (other, in blocks, slabs or bars, filled), 1806.32 (other, in blocks, slabs or bars, not filled) and 1806.90 (other).

- [1806.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180610) Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- [1806.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180620) Other 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
- [1806.31](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180631) Other, in blocks, slabs or bars: Filled
- [1806.32](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180632) Other, in blocks, slabs or bars: Not filled
- [1806.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/180690) Other

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 18 are classified in its other 5 headings, listed below.

- [18.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1801) Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted
- [18.02](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1802) Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste
- [18.03](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1803) Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted
- [18.04](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1804) Cocoa butter, fat and oil
- [18.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1805) Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

## How it is structured

Heading 18.06 is one of 6 headings in chapter 18. Its first two digits, 18, are the chapter; the next two, 06, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (1806.10, 1806.20, 1806.31).

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under heading 18.06 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System use its subheadings at six digits and add their own digits after them.

- Previous heading: [18.05](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1805) Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- Next heading: [19.01](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/1901) Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included; food preparations of goods of headings 04.01 to 04.04, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 18.06 cover?

HS heading 18.06 covers chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.

### Which chapter is HS heading 18.06 in?

HS heading 18.06 is in chapter 18 (cocoa and cocoa preparations).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 18.06 have?

HS heading 18.06 has 5 subheadings: 1806.10 (cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter), 1806.20 (other 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), 1806.31 (other, in blocks, slabs or bars, filled), 1806.32 (other, in blocks, slabs or bars, not filled) and 1806.90 (other).

## 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/1806.json

## Common products under 18.06

- [Chocolate](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/for/chocolate): HS 1806.32, 1806.31