Roasted Whole Cocoa Beans from Canada

Intact cocoa beans that have undergone roasting to develop flavor precursors for chocolate manufacturing. Falls under HTS 1801.00.00 as explicitly including roasted cocoa beans, whole or broken, prior to further processing like shelling.

Duty Rate — Canada → United States

0%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Provide roasting certificates to distinguish from raw beans and confirm no shell removal occurred

Check for mold or insect infestation; CBP may require FDA prior notice for food safety

Bulk packaging preferred; retail-packed beans risk reclassification under Chapter 18 preparations