Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1806.10
1806.10.15: Containing less than 65 percent by weight of sugar: other
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa:
- 1806.10 Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:
- Containing less than 65 percent by weight of sugar:
- 1806.10.15 Other
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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 21.7¢/kg |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | See 9822.05.20 |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | See 9822.06.10 |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | See 9822.08.01 |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | See 9822.09.17 |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | See 9823.10.01-9823.10.45 |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | See 9822.03.01 |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 25.5¢/kg |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Footnotes
- 9904.18.01 Valued less than 5¢/kg
- 9904.18.08 Provided for in subheadings 1806.10.38 or 1806.10.75
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 
Canada 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 156% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan 15% – 29.8% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 24.9% 
Taiwan 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 12% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA lines: 1806.10
- 1806.10.05Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1806.10.10Described in additional U.S. note 1 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1806.10.15Containing less than 65 percent by weight of sugar: other
- 1806.10.22Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1806.10.24Described in additional U.S. note 7 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1806.10.28Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar: other
- 1806.10.34Described in additional U.S. note 1 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1806.10.38Containing 65 percent or more but less than 90 percent: other, other
- 1806.10.43Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1806.10.45Described in additional U.S. note 7 to chapter 17 and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1806.10.55Articles containing over 65 percent by dry weight of sugar: other
- 1806.10.65Described in additional U.S. note 1 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions
- 1806.10.75Containing 90 percent or more by dry weight of sugar: other, other
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.
HTS code 1806.10.15 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1806.10 (cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter).
The general duty is a specific or compound duty: 21.7¢/kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the EU duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 8%, 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%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 1806.10 worth US$11m in 2024; the largest supplier was Türkiye.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1806.10.15?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 21.7¢/kg; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 1806.10.15 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (BH, CL, JO, KR, OM, SG) See 9822.05.20 (P+) See 9822.06.10 (PE) See 9822.08.01 (CO) See 9822.09.17 (PA) See 9823.10.01-9823.10.45 (S+) See 9822.03.01(MA)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 1806.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Türkiye (US$2m), followed by Hong Kong SAR China.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.