Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) · Swiss tariff number · HS 1806.20

1806.20.73

1806.20.73: Bulk chocolate and cocoa preparations (>2 kg): not exceeding 3 %

Bulk chocolate and cocoa preparations (>2 kg)

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
  2. 1806.20 other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg
  3. 1806.20.19 other
  4. 1806.20.73 not exceeding 3 %

What you pay

Importing into Switzerland

Customs duty CHF 51.95 per 100 kg gross 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

1806.20 Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg

UK 8% – 14% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines · average 8.7% EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 6 tariff lines Türkiye 8.3% – 15.4% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 9.5% USA Free – 10% General (MFN) 28 tariff lines · average 7.4% · 12× specific or compound duty Canada Free – 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 1.3% · 1× specific or compound duty Mexico specific or compound duty General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 18% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Peru 11% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Japan 21% – 29.8% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · average 23.8% · 2× specific or compound duty Taiwan 12.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines Norway specific or compound duty General (MFN) 3 tariff lines North Macedonia 25% – 30% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 27.5% Nigeria 35% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

Switzerland lines: 1806.20

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.

  • N355745 U.S. CBP 26 November 2025 · 1806.20.99.00

    The tariff classification and eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of a Chocolate Blend from Mexico.

  • N354282 U.S. CBP 17 October 2025 · 1806.20.99.00

    The tariff classification and eligibility under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of a Chocolate Blend from Mexico

  • N352083 U.S. CBP 28 August 2025 · 1806.20.99.00

    The tariff classification and eligibility under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of Chocolate Blends from Mexico

  • N350956 U.S. CBP 28 July 2025 · 1806.20.50.00

    The tariff classification and eligibility under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) for a Chocolate Preparation

  • 600012790 HMRC 20 June 2025 – 19 June 2028 · 1806 20 95 19

    Whey protein and cocoa blend in powder form supplied with a plastic scoop Packaged in a cylindrical plastic tub (with handle), with integrated plastic lid and plastic lid seal. 4 KG in weight Ingredients: Carb Matrix (Maltodextrin, Dextrose monohydrate, Fructose), Protein Matrix [Whey protein…

  • 600009894 HMRC 26 April 2024 – 25 April 2027 · 1806 20 95 19

    Product is 18000kg and 2100kg tanks of a mass of semi-liquid milk chocolate with orange oil. It is not ready for retail sale as it is a sold - semi product, used for producing milk chocolate eggs. It is made from Sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, skimmed milk powder, whey powder (from milk),…

23 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 →

Swiss tariff number 1806.20.73 is a line of the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) under HS subheading 1806.20 (other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in…).

The normal tariff rate is a specific or compound duty: CHF 51.95 per 100 kg gross.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%–14%, the Türkiye duty is 8.3%–15.4%, the US duty is 0%–10%, the Canada duty is 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 11%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 21%–29.8%, the Taiwan duty is 12.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the North Macedonia duty is 25%–30% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.

Switzerland imported goods of subheading 1806.20 worth US$15m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the Switzerland import duty for Swiss tariff number 1806.20.73?

The normal tariff rate in the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) is CHF 51.95 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 1806.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$4m), followed by France.

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