GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 1806.10

1806.10.99.00.00

1806.10.99.00.00: Other

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026

What you pay

Importing into GCC

Customs duty 5% standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

1806.10 Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

UK 8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · 4× specific or compound duty EU 8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · 3× specific or compound duty Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free – 10% General (MFN) 13 tariff lines · average 7.5% · 5× specific or compound duty Canada 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Mexico 156% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan 15% – 29.8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 24.9% Taiwan 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 12% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Nigeria 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

GCC lines: 1806.10

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N351636 U.S. CBP 22 August 2025 · 1806.10.45.00

    The tariff classification, country of origin and eligibility under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) for a Sugar Lactose Cocoa Powder Blend (SLCBP) from Mexico

  • N330744 U.S. CBP 28 February 2023 · 1806.10.45.00

    The classification, country of origin, marking and eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) for a “Sucrose, Lactose and Cocoa Powder Blend” (“SLCB”) from Mexico

  • N322844 U.S. CBP 9 December 2021 · 1806.10.45.00

    The Classification, Country of Origin Marking and Eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) for a Sweetened Cocoa Blend from Mexico (“SCB 199 Blend”)

  • N309489 U.S. CBP 24 February 2020 · 1806.10.55.00

    The tariff classification of a sugar and cocoa blend from Brazil

Legal notes

Notes

1. This chapter does not cover:

  1. (a) food preparations containing more than 20 % by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (Chapter 16);

  2. (b) preparations of headings 0403, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 2105, 2202, 2208, 3003 or 3004.

2. Heading 1806 includes sugar confectionery containing cocoa and, subject to note 1 to this chapter, other food preparations containing cocoa.

Additional notes

1. When imported in the form of an assortment, goods of subheadings 180620, 180631, 180632 and 180690 are subject to an agricultural component (EA) fixed according to the average content in milkfats, milk proteins, sucrose, isoglucose, glucose and starch of the assortment as a whole.

2. Subheadings 18069011 and 18069019 do not cover chocolates made entirely of one type of chocolate.

Chapter notes: Chapter 18 →

In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, 1806.10.99.00.00 is one of 4 lines under subheading 1806.10, cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.

The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the EU duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 8%, the US duty is 0%–10%, the Canada duty is 6%, the Mexico duty is 156%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 15%–29.8%, the Taiwan duty is 2%, the North Macedonia duty is 12% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.

The GCC states imported goods of subheading 1806.10 worth US$27m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the GCC import duty for HS code 1806.10.99.00.00?

The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is 5%; the supplementary unit is Kilograms. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does the GCC import these goods from?

For subheading 1806.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$3m), followed by Egypt.

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Typical products

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.