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Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 Chapter 18

Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations

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Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 Chapter 18 is part of Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 - Cocoa and Cocoa Preparations. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

CHAPTER 18

COCOA AND COCOA PREPARATIONS

NOTES

1. This Chapter does not cover the preparations of heading 0403, 1901, 1904, 1905, 2105, 2202, 2208, 3003 or 3004.

2. Heading 1806 includes sugar confectionery containing cocoa and, subject to Note 1 to this Chapter, other food preparations containing cocoa.

3. In relation to products of this Chapter, 1[labelling or relabelling of containers or repacking] from bulk

packs to retail packs or the adoption of any other treatment to render the product marketable to the

consumer, shall amount to manufacture.

Tariff Item

Description of goods

Units

Rate of duty

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1801 00 00

COCOA BEANS, WHOLE OR BROKEN, RAW OR ROASTED

kg.

16%

1802 00 00

COCOA SHELLS, HUSKS, SKINS AND OTHER COCOA WASTE

kg.

16%

1803

COCOA PASTE, WHETHER OR NOT DEFATTED

1803 10 00

-

Not defatted

kg.

16%

1803 20 00

-

Wholly or partly defatted

kg.

16%

1804 00 00

COCOA BUTTER, FAT AND OIL

kg.

16%

1805 00 00

COCOA POWDER, NOT CONTAINING ADDED SUGAR OR OTHER SWEETENING MATTER

kg.

16%

1806

CHOCOLATE AND OTHER FOOD PREPARATIONS CONTAINING COCOA

1806 10 00

-

Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter

kg.

16%

1806 20 00

-

Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg. or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg.

kg.

16%

-

Other, in blocks, slabs or bars :

1806 31 00

--

Filled

kg.

16%

1806 32 00

--

Not ?lled

kg.

16%

1806 90

-

Other:

806 90 10

---

Chocolate and chocolate products

kg.

16%

1806 90 20

---

Sugar confectionery containing cocoa

kg.

16%

1806 90 30

---

Spreads containing cocoa

kg.

16%

1806 90 40

Preparations containing cocoa for making beverages

kg.

16%

1806 90 90

---

Other

kg.

16%

________________________________________________

1. Substituted by Notification No : .11/2008 dated 01.03.08 for the words labelling or relabelling of containers and repacking.

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