Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted
The origin of goods determines the duty rate applicable on import into the European Union. Depending on the country of manufacture and the applicable trade agreement, the rate may differ significantly from the MFN (Most Favoured Nation) rate. Proving preferential origin allows importers to benefit from reduced or zero duties under EU free trade agreements.
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Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted
CTH
Source : Annex 22-01 DA 2015/2446
1. For the purposes of this residual rule, "mixing" means the deliberate and proportionally controlled operation consisting in bringing together two or more fungible materials. 2. The origin of a mixture of products of this
1. For the purposes of this residual rule, "mixing" means the deliberate and proportionally controlled operation consisting in bringing together two or more fungible materials. 2. The origin of a mixture of products of this Chapter shall be the country of origin of the materials that account for more than 50% by weight of the mixture. The weight of materials of the same origin shall be taken together. 3. When none of the materials used meet the percentage required, the origin of the mixture shall be the country in which the mixing was carried out. Chapter residual rule: Where the country of origin cannot be determined by application of the primar y rules and the other Chapter residual rule[s], the country of origin of the goods shall be the country in which the major portion of the materials originated, as determined on the basis of the weight of the materials.
Section IV : PREPARED FOODSTUFFS; BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR; TOBACCO
Chapter 18: Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Product-specific list rules from free trade and preference agreements concluded by the EU.
Turkey
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
CTH; Ch17 materials ≤30% EXW
MaxNOM 70%
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which the value of all materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product
Manufacture in which the value of all materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product
Algeria
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which the value of all materials of Chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product
Manufacture in which the value of all materials used does not exceed 40% of the ex-works price of the product
Caribbean Forum countries (15 states incl. Dominican Republic)
Manufacture in which: - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product - the value of any materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Cameroon
Manufacture in which: - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product - the value of any materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in accordance with Appendix 2A of the Origin Reference Document.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17, except of materials from subheading 170230, used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Chile
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Colombia, Peru, Ecuador
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the weight of cocoa of heading 1801 and heading 1802 used does not exceed 50% of the total weight of the product.
Cote d'Ivoire
Manufacture in which: - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product - the value of any materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Kenya, Rwanda (others pending ratification)
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Mauritius, Madagascar, Seychelles, Zimbabwe
Manufacture in which: - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product - the value of any materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Egypt
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Faroe Islands
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Georgia
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Ghana
Manufacture in which: - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product - the value of any materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex‐works price of the product.
Israel
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Japan
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
Jordan
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Kenya
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Lebanon
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Mexico
Manufacture in which: - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product, - the value of any materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Moldova
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Morocco
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
New Zealand
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Manufacture in which: all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product - the value of any materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product.
Palestine
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Singapore
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which: - the individual weight of sugar and of the materials of chapter 4 used does not exceed 20% of the weight of the final product, and - the total combined weight of sugar and the materials of chapter 4 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of final product.
South Korea
Manufacture: from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Mozambique
Manufacture in which: - all the materials used are classified within a heading other than that of the product - the value of any materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Switzerland
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which the weight of sugar used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product.
Tunisia
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Turkey
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
United Kingdom
CTH: All non-originating materials used in the production of the good have undergone a change in tariff classification at the 4-digit level (tariff heading).
Ukraine
Manufacture: - from materials of any heading, except that of the product, and - in which the value of all the materials of chapter 17 used does not exceed 30% of the ex-works price of the product.
Vietnam
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which: - the individual weight of sugar and of the materials of chapter 4 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product, and - the total combined weight of sugar and the materials of chapter 4 used does not exceed 60% of the weight of the final product.
Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the product, in which the weight of sugar used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final product.
CTH; Ch17 materials ≤30% EXW
MaxNOM 50%
CTH; Ch17 materials ≤30% EXW
MaxNOM 50%
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the good, in which: - the individual weight of sugar and of the materials of chapter 4 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final good, and - the total combined weight of sugar and the materials of chapter 4 used does not exceed 60% of the weight of the final good.
Manufacture from materials of any heading, except that of the good, in which: - the individual weight of sugar and of the materials of chapter 4 used does not exceed 40% of the weight of the final good, and - the total combined weight of sugar and the materials of chapter 4 used does not exceed 60% of the weight of the final good.
The EU imported 7.8 Md€ (Jan 2022 – Mar 2026) for this HS code, with CI as the main supplier.
EU Imports
7.8 Md€
EU Exports
3.0 Md€
Balance
4.9 Md€
Top supplying countries (extra-EU)