Tariff number 1805000000 80 - Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

Estimate the import cost for 18050000

An estimate only. The customs value is the price including transport and insurance to the EU border. Excise duties, other fees and producer-specific anti-dumping rates are not included. Preferential rates need valid proof of origin. Country groups and exclusions: TARIC, as of November 2026.

History

Preferential rules of origin for 1805000000

What the goods must meet to count as originating in a partner country and get the preferential duty, per agreement.

• Autonomous Trade Preferences (Western Balkans) · Kosovo

  EU-Chile Association Agreement · Chile

  EEA/EFTA agreements (Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands) · Faroe Islands, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland

  EU-Egypt Association Agreement · Egypt

  EU-Georgia DCFTA · Georgia

  EU-Jordan Association Agreement · Jordan

  EU-Morocco Association Agreement · Morocco

  EU-Moldova DCFTA · Moldova

  Pan-Euro-Mediterranean (PEM) Convention · Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Palestine, Switzerland, Türkiye

  EU-Tunisia Association Agreement · Tunisia

  EU-Ukraine DCFTA · Ukraine

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations / or: Manufacture: from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex-works price of the product

• EU-Canada CETA · Canada

  A change from any other heading.

• EU-Colombia/Peru/Ecuador Trade Agreement · Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

  Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted; cocoa butter, fat and oil; cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter / or: Manufacture: from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and in which the weight of cocoa of headings 1801 and 1802 used does not exceed 50 per cent of the total weight of the product [7]

• EPA CARIFORUM

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations; except for: / or: Manufacture in which: – all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; – the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex-works price of the product

• EPA Eastern and Southern Africa

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations, with a content of materials of Chapter 17 not more than 20 % by weight / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product

• EU Market Access Regulation (EPA) · Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations / or: Manufacture in which: all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex-works price of the product

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations, – with a content of materials of Chapter 17 not more than 20 % by weight / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product

• EPA Pacific · Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations: with a content of materials of Chapter 17 not more than 20 % by weight / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product

• Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP, GSP+, EBA) · Armenia, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Syria, Vietnam

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which the individual weight of sugar [6] and of the materials of Chapter 4 used does not exceed 40 % of the weight of the final product, and the total combined weight of sugar [7] and the materials of Chapter 4 used does not exceed 60 % of the weight of final product [6] See Introductory Note 4.2 . / or: [7] See Introductory Note 4.2 .

• EU-Japan EPA · Japan

  CTH

• EU-Central America Association Agreement

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations / or: Manufacture: from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 17, except of materials from subheading 170230, used does not exceed 30 % of the ex-works price of the product

• EU-Lebanon Association Agreement · Lebanon

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations / or: Manufacture: from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which the value of all the materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex-works price of the product

• EU-Mexico Global Agreement · Mexico

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations / or: Manufacture in which: all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex-works price of the product

• EU-Palestine Interim Association Agreement · Palestine

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations / or: Manufacture in which: all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product

• EPA SADC · South Africa

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations / or: Manufacture in which: all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product; the value of any materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30 % of the ex–works price of the product

• EU-Singapore FTA · Singapore

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which the individual weight of sugar [6] and of the materials of Chapter 4 used does not exceed 20 % of the weight of the final product, and the total combined weight of sugar [7] and the materials of Chapter 4 used does not exceed 40 % of the weight of final product [6] See Introductory Note 4.2 . / or: [7] See Introductory Note 4.2 .

• EU-Viet Nam FTA · Vietnam

  Cocoa and cocoa preparations. / or: Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which the individual weight of sugar and of the materials of Chapter 4 used does not exceed 40 % of the weight of the final product; and the total combined weight of sugar and the materials of Chapter 4 used does not exceed 60 % of the weight of the final product.

Source: European Commission, Access2Markets (CC BY 4.0, shortened). The text of the agreement prevails. Access2Markets

Legal and explanatory notes for 1805000000

Sources: Combined Nomenclature 2026, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (CELEX 32025R1926), and the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature (CELEX 02019XC0329(02)-20260213). The section and chapter notes are legally binding; the explanatory notes are guidance. EUR-Lex

Restrictions and flags for 18050000

• EUDR: deforestation-free products Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I 1805

  Commodity: cocoa

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Tariff quotas for 18050000

• Critical 09.9014 Origin: United States

  US - Cocoa powder and chocolates

  Jul 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2027

  39,370,733 Kilograms

  Balance left (98.4%)

  Volume 40,000,000

Source: European Commission, tariff quota reports, as of Oct 30, 2026. Balances change daily.

EU trade in 2025 for 18050000

Extra-EU imports

€338.3M

50,365 t

Extra-EU exports

€2.3B

Top origin countries by import value

1. Ghana €115M
2. Côte d’Ivoire €80.3M
3. Brazil €28.2M
4. Switzerland €21.8M
5. Malaysia €20.7M

Figures for CN8 code 18050000. Source: Eurostat, Comext, CC BY 4.0, processed by hscode.info. Confidential trade is not allocated to codes.

UK import duty for 180500

• 0%

Third-country duties of all UK commodity codes under this HS subheading. Source: UK Department for Business and Trade, as of Nov 2, 2026. The UK tariff differs from the EU tariff.

Import VAT in the EU

• Austria 20 % maybe 10 %
• Belgium 21 % maybe 6 %
• Bulgaria 20 %
• Croatia 25 %
• Cyprus 19 %
• Czechia 21 % maybe 12 %
• Denmark 25 %
• Estonia 24 %
• Finland 25.5 % maybe 13.5 %
• France 20 % maybe 5.5 %
• Germany 19 % maybe 7 %
• Greece 24 % maybe 13 %
• Hungary 27 %
• Ireland 23 %
• Italy 22 % maybe 10 %
• Latvia 21 %
• Lithuania 21 %
• Luxembourg 17 % maybe 3 %
• Malta 18 %
• Netherlands 21 % maybe 9 %
• Poland 23 %
• Portugal 23 %
• Romania 21 % maybe 11 %
• Slovakia 23 % maybe 19 %
• Slovenia 22 % maybe 9.5 %
• Spain 21 % maybe 10 %
• Sweden 25 % maybe 6 %

Standard rate per member state, on the customs value, the duty and transport to the destination. Reduced rates often depend on the use or the buyer and apply only where the country provides them for these goods. Source: European Commission, Taxes in Europe Database, as of Nov 2, 2026.

Rules of origin

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