Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) · Swiss tariff number · HS 1806.10
1806.10.20: containing not more than 65% by weight of sucrose
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
- 1806.10 cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 1806.10.20 containing not more than 65% by weight of sucrose
What you pay
Importing into Switzerland
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 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 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 Switzerland 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
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
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
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
The tariff classification of a sugar and cocoa blend from Brazil
Legal notes
Notes
1. This chapter does not cover:
(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);
(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.
In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), 1806.10.20 is one of 2 lines under subheading 1806.10, cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
The normal tariff rate is a specific or compound duty: CHF 14.00 per 100 kg gross.
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 GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 12% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.
Switzerland imported goods of subheading 1806.10 worth US$3m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the Switzerland import duty for Swiss tariff number 1806.10.20?
The normal tariff rate in the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) is CHF 14.00 per 100 kg gross. 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 Switzerland import these goods from?
For subheading 1806.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$2m).
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.