HS Chapter 18
Cocoa and cocoa preparations
6 headings · 11 HS codes. Choose a 4-digit heading to see its tariff lines.
Recorded imports
Between December 2025 and May 2026, NBR recorded commercial imports worth BDT 981,381,477 (2,840,914 kg) under this chapter, across 10 of its 11 tariff lines. The remaining 1 recorded no commercial import in that window.
| Month | Lines with imports | Net weight | Assessable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 8 | 429,998 kg | BDT 163,238,774 |
| January 2026 | 9 | 402,782 kg | BDT 174,747,432 |
| February 2026 | 7 | 300,707 kg | BDT 134,984,647 |
| March 2026 | 8 | 381,064 kg | BDT 140,724,444 |
| April 2026 | 10 | 856,889 kg | BDT 246,072,599 |
| May 2026 | 7 | 469,474 kg | BDT 121,613,581 |
The largest lines by assessable value in May 2026:
- 18062000 — OTHER PREPARATIONS IN BLOCKS, SLABS OR BARS WEIGHING MORE THAN 2 KG, OR IN LIQUID.. — BDT 54,491,058
- 18050000 — Cocoa Powder, Not Containing Added Sugar Or Other Sweetening Matter — BDT 37,417,390
- 18069000 — OTHER CHOCOLATE & OTHER FOOD PREPARA. CONTAININGS COCOA, EXCL. FILLED/NOT FILLE, TV — BDT 14,677,089
- 18063100 — Chocolate, Etc, Containing Cocoa, In Blocks, Slabs Or Bars, Filled, TV — BDT 13,923,991
- 18010000 — Cocoa Beans, Whole Or Broken, Raw Or Roasted — BDT 528,915
Bonded imports. A further BDT 4,780,225 (25,161 kg) entered under the bonded-warehouse regime over the same months — duty-free inputs imported against an undertaking to re-export them. That is 0.5% of the total value imported under this chapter.
Import figures: NBR Import Statements (IM-4 commercial, IM-7 bonded), December 2025 – May 2026. Assessable value is the customs value on which duty is charged, not the retail or invoice price.