Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1801.00
1801.00.00: Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted
Cocoa beans
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 1 September 2019
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.15
Subdivisions
- 1801.00.00 Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted Free
- 1801.00.00.10 Certified organic kg
- 1801.00.00.90 Other kg
Same subheading in other tariffs
1801.00 Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 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.
- 600013769 HMRC
Cocoa Mass Flake Entire internal fruit of the cocoa pod, including cocoa beans, cocoa pulp and pith. This is extracted as one fruit ingredient, fermented, ground, dried and roasted and further ground into a flake. Dark brown in colour. Its a processed food ingredient used in confectionary/ bakery…
Legal notes
HTS code 1801.00.00 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1801.00 (cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted).
The general duty is free.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 1801.00 worth US$1bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Ecuador.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1801.00.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 1801.00 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Ecuador (US$454m), followed by Côte d’Ivoire.