GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 1806.90

1806.90.99.00.00

1806.90.99.00.00: Other

Other chocolate products

✓ 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

1806.90 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: other

UK 8% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 8 tariff lines Türkiye 8.3% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines USA 3.5% – 6% General (MFN) 17 tariff lines · average 3.8% · 9× specific or compound duty Canada 5% – 6% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 5.9% · 1× specific or compound duty Mexico specific or compound duty General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 20% General (MFN) 18 tariff lines Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Japan 10% – 29.8% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 23.4% · 1× specific or compound duty Taiwan 5% – 30% General (MFN) 17 tariff lines · average 16.9% · 5× specific or compound duty Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 8 tariff lines Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 6 tariff lines North Macedonia specific or compound duty General (MFN) 8 tariff lines Nigeria 35% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines

GCC lines: 1806.90

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.

  • N335353 U.S. CBP 29 September 2023 · 1806.90.90.90

    The tariff classification of Soup from Brazil

  • N334422 U.S. CBP 28 August 2023 · 1806.90.90.90

    The tariff classification of Powerbar® gels and powders from Germany

  • N330885 U.S. CBP 6 March 2023 · 1806.90.05.00

    The tariff classification of a frozen chocolate mousse from France

  • N325630 U.S. CBP 23 May 2022 · 1806.90.90.90

    The tariff classification of soy protein crisps from Germany

  • 600016052 HMRC 3 August 2026 – 2 August 2029 · 1806 90 90 91

    A crunchy source of high quality protein. A high soy protein crisp rice-form with dark chocolate color product is used for nutritional bars and cereals where high protein and dark color are required in structured form. Used in the manufacture of sports nutrition products for human consumption.…

  • 600015644 HMRC 9 July 2026 – 8 July 2029 · 1806 90 60 99

    A chocolate preparation for confectionery use made from sugar, palm oil, water, glucose syrup, rapeseed oil, fat-reduced cocoa powder, emulsifiers. The ingredients are mixed in a cooker. The mix is brought to cooking temperature to achieve the desired product texture and then deposited into a…

  • 600015928 HMRC 7 July 2026 – 6 July 2029 · 1806 90 90 11

    Dried mango that is covered partially with chocolate. Ingredients: Mango, dark chocolate 35% (cocoa mass¹, sugar, cocoa butter¹, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), vanilla extract), sugar, antioxidant (citric acid), preservative (sodium metabisulphite). Retail packs 100g.

  • 600015929 HMRC 7 July 2026 – 6 July 2029 · 1806 90 90 11

    Dried pineapple that is covered partially with chocolate. Ingredients: Pineapple, dark chocolate 30% (cocoa mass¹, sugar, cocoa butter¹, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), vanilla extract), sugar, antioxidant (citric acid), preservative (sodium metabisulphite). Retail packs 100g.

91 rulings in total for this code

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, 1806.90.99.00.00 is one of 6 lines under subheading 1806.90, chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: other.

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

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 8.3%, the US duty is 3.5%–6%, the Canada duty is 5%–6%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 10%–29.8%, the Taiwan duty is 5%–30% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.

The GCC states imported goods of subheading 1806.90 worth US$696m in 2024; the largest supplier was Türkiye, and the United Kingdom ranked 3rd with US$67m.

Questions and answers

What is the GCC import duty for HS code 1806.90.99.00.00?

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 1806.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Türkiye (US$110m), followed by Italy.

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