ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 1803.20
1803.20.00.00: Wholly or partly defatted Cocoa paste
Defatted cocoa paste (cocoa cake)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), in force from 7 September 2023 · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into Nigeria
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
1803.20 Wholly or partly defatted
UK 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 9.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 9.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
In the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), 1803.20.00.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 1803.20, wholly or partly defatted.
The import duty is 10%, and quantities are declared in KG.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the EU duty is 9.6%, the Türkiye duty is 9.6%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 10.8%, the Argentina duty is 10.8%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 10%, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Norway duty is free and the North Macedonia duty is free.
Questions and answers
What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 1803.20.00.00?
The import duty in the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) is 10%; the supplementary unit is KG. 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.