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  "summary": "Chocolate is usually classified under HS code 1806.32 when it is in blocks, slabs or bars of 2 kg or less and not filled, and under 1806.31 when it is in blocks, slabs or bars of 2 kg or less and filled. Both sit in heading 18.06, “Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa”. Chocolate can also fall under 1806.90 or 1806.20, depending on the form.",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-11",
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    {
      "label": "Most likely codes",
      "value": "1806.32, 1806.31",
      "source": null
    },
    {
      "label": "Chapter",
      "value": "18: Cocoa and cocoa preparations",
      "source": null,
      "url": "https://border.bot/hs-codes/18"
    },
    {
      "label": "Candidate codes",
      "value": "4",
      "source": null
    },
    {
      "label": "HS edition",
      "value": "HS2022",
      "source": null
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    {
      "question": "What is the HS code for chocolate?",
      "answer": "Chocolate is usually classified under HS code 1806.32 when it is in blocks, slabs or bars of 2 kg or less and not filled, and under 1806.31 when it is in blocks, slabs or bars of 2 kg or less and filled. Both sit in heading 18.06, “Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa”."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does the form change the HS code for chocolate?",
      "answer": "Yes. Use 1806.32 when it is in blocks, slabs or bars of 2 kg or less and not filled. Use 1806.31 when it is in blocks, slabs or bars of 2 kg or less and filled. Use 1806.90 when it is in another form, such as individual chocolates or a spread containing cocoa."
    }
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      "id": "choose",
      "title": "How to choose the right code",
      "text": [
        "Is it a bar, block or slab, and is it filled? Use 1806.32 when it is in blocks, slabs or bars of 2 kg or less and not filled. Use 1806.31 when it is in blocks, slabs or bars of 2 kg or less and filled. Use 1806.90 when it is in another form, such as individual chocolates or a spread containing cocoa."
      ]
    },
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      "id": "codes",
      "title": "Codes for chocolate",
      "text": [
        "Each code is listed with its legal text from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, quoted as published, and the condition under which it applies to chocolate."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "similar",
      "title": "Similar products",
      "text": [
        "Products in the same category as chocolate, or classified under the same headings."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "countries",
      "title": "Duty rates by country",
      "text": [
        "National tariff lines for chocolate are live for the United States. Each page lists the lines under the codes above, with their duty rates where they are live."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "check",
      "title": "Check your exact product",
      "text": [
        "Describe your product, or paste its page, and the classifier suggests the code with its reasons."
      ]
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    {
      "id": "note",
      "title": "Classification depends on the exact product",
      "text": [
        "The right code depends on what the product is made of, how it is made and what it is for, so two products sold as chocolate can fall under different codes.",
        "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling."
      ]
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      "title": "Sources and updates",
      "text": [
        "The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.",
        "The conditions and questions on this page were written for chocolate by border.bot and checked against those legal texts; the page changes when a new release goes live or the topic is reviewed again."
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