HS Code 1801Cocoa beans; whole or broken, raw or roasted

What HS code 1801 covers

Heading 1801 is for the cocoa bean in its basic form. Think of the seed that comes out of the pod, before anyone turns it into something else. Beans that are still whole count. Beans that have been cracked into pieces count too. Beans that are dried and raw count, and so do beans that have been roasted.

You may also see this searched as HSN code 1801. HSN is the name some countries use for the same Harmonized System numbers. The system is kept by the WCO, and it gives every traded product a shared number. That is why a customs officer in one country and a trader in another can talk about the same goods without confusion.

Heading 1801 is the start of the cocoa chain. Every other heading in this chapter covers something made from the bean or left over after the bean is used.

How to classify cocoa beans correctly

Start with one simple question: is the product still a bean? If the answer is yes, it goes under 1801. Roasting does not move it. Cracking it into pieces does not move it either. So the HS code for roasted cocoa beans is the same as the code for raw ones.

The bean leaves this heading once it becomes something else. Ground paste, pressed fat and fine powder all sit in later headings. So do the husks that are taken off the bean. Mixing these up is the most common mistake with cocoa goods. Invoices often use loose trade names, so always check the goods against the official wording, not the label on the box.

These checks help you avoid errors:

• Look at the form of the goods. A bean, whole or in pieces, stays in 1801.
• Look for added sugar or other ingredients. These push the goods toward a later heading.
• Check for waste material such as shells. That is not the bean.
• If you are still unsure, test the product in the HS code classifier.

1801 vs other cocoa headings in Chapter 18

Each heading after 1801 covers one step further along the cocoa chain. Use this list to see where a product goes if it is not a bean:

• 1802 is for shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste. This is the main difference between HS 1801 and 1802: shells are what is left of the bean, so they are not beans.
• 1803 is for cocoa paste, with or without the fat taken out.
• 1805 is for cocoa powder with no sugar or other sweetener added.

Cocoa beans import and export data under HS 1801

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