HTS Codes / Chapter 18

1806.20.60.00

Confectioners' coatings and other products (except confectionery) containing by weight not less than 6.8 percent non-fat solids of the cocoa bean nib and not less than 15 percent of vegetable fats other than cocoa butter

Duty rates

General (MFN)

2%

Special programs

Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Column 2 (non-MFN)

35%

Unit of quantity

kg

“General” applies to imports from most trading partners under normal trade relations. “Special” lists products eligible for reduced or duty-free treatment under programs like GSP, USMCA, CAFTA-DR, or individual free-trade agreements. “Column 2” applies to imports from countries without normal trade relations (currently Cuba and North Korea).

Chapter 18

Cocoa and cocoa preparations (Section IV — Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits, tobacco)