Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 1806.32

1806.32.55

1806.32.55: Chocolate bars, not filled: Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions

Chocolate bars, not filled

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 1806 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa:
  2. Other, in blocks, slabs or bars:
  3. 1806.32 Not filled:
  4. Other:
  5. 1806.32.55 Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 7% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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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

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Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—7%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
US–Japan Trade Agreement JPJapan3.5%
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus40%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Same subheading in other tariffs

1806.32 Other, in blocks, slabs or bars: not filled

UK 8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines EU specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 8.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Canada 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Mexico specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Argentina 20% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Japan 10% – 29.8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 24.1% Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Norway specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Nigeria 35% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines

USA lines: 1806.32

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.

  • N351518 U.S. CBP 31 July 2025 · 1806.32.30.00

    The tariff classification of Peanut PepCubes Energy Bar from Turkey

  • N345791 U.S. CBP 4 March 2025 · 1806.32.60.00

    The tariff classification of Sugar Free Chocolate Masses from Latvia

  • N329268 U.S. CBP 30 November 2022 · 1806.32.30.00

    The tariff classification of Chocolate Bars from Switzerland

  • N315440 U.S. CBP 9 November 2020 · 1806.32.90.00

    The tariff classification of snack bars from United Kingdom

  • 600013262 HMRC 24 June 2025 – 23 June 2028 · 1806 32 90 00

    A bar of chocolate. Milk chocolate favoured with mint. The bar has been made with segments attached to each other and forms a solid bar under 2 kg. Ingredients include sugar, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, milk powder, vegetable fats, emulsifiers, and flavourings. The item has a polypropylene cold…

  • 600012687 HMRC 23 April 2025 – 22 April 2028 · 1806 32 10 00

    Product is a bar of no added sugar, swiss milk chocolate with hazelnuts. It is made from Sweetener: Maltitol, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Milk fat, Emulsifier: Sunflower Lecithin E322, Vanilla Extract, Cocoa solids and Milk solids. Produced in Switzerland. Packaged in a 100g…

  • 600012686 HMRC 22 April 2025 – 21 April 2028 · 1806 32 90 00

    Product is a bar of no added sugar, smooth and silky swiss milk chocolate. It is made from Sweetener: Maltitol, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Mass, Milk fat, Emulsifier: Sunflower Lecithin E322, Vanilla Extract, Cocoa solids and Milk solids. Produced in Switzerland. Packaged in a 100g…

  • 600010523 HMRC 14 June 2024 – 13 June 2027 · 1806 32 10 00

    Product is a no added sugar chocolate bar, which has fruit and mixed nuts embedded within it. It is made from Sweetener - Lactitol (E966), Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder (DAIRY-MILK- Pasteurised), Cocoa Mass, raisins, hazelnuts, Inulin, Emulsifier Sunflower Lecithin, Vanilla Extract, Aspartame,…

19 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 →

HTS code 1806.32.55 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 1806.32 (other, in blocks, slabs or bars: not filled).

The general duty is 7%, and quantities are declared in kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 8%, the Türkiye duty is 8.3%, the Canada duty is 6%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 10%–29.8%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 35%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 1806.32 worth US$946m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 1806.32.55?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 7%; 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 1806.32.55 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG) 3.5% (JP)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 1806.32 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$430m), followed by Mexico.

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