How to export chocolate and cocoa products to the United States? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 1806 from Türkiye into the United States came to US$192m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 3.4% of its imports. Against the 12 months before: +74.7%.
Figures are for heading 1806: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into the United States
Heading 1806 · September 2025 – August 2026
US$192m+74.7% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: US$110m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by the United States, from its own import statistics.
UN Comtrade (United Nations Statistics Division)
Dataset UN Comtrade C/M/HS(opens in a new tab)Updated at the source on 30 October 2026.
The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.
The market in the United States
The market's own import figures for heading 1806, last 12 months.
- Imports from the world, 12 months
- US$5.73bn-0.5% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share
- 3.4%1.9% in the 12 months before
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
 Canada | US$3.02bn | 52.7% |
 Mexico | US$713m | 12.4% |
 Belgium | US$289m | 5.1% |
 Germany | US$247m | 4.3% |
 Türkiye | US$192m | 3.4% |
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 1806.90
Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; n.e.c. in chapter 18
Official Turkish title: Kakao ve çikolata içeren diğer gıda müstahzarları (ambalajda <= 2 kg)
Heading 1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa
Türkiye exported €663m of HS 1806.90 in 2025: rank 47 of 5,132 subheadings.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341 (the figures Türkiye declared). The ranking is calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for it.
8 national tariff lines (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
- 1806.90.11.00.00Chocolate and chocolate products in the form of chocolates, whether or not filled, containing alcohol
- 1806.90.19.00.00Chocolate and chocolate products in the form of chocolates, whether or not filled, not containing alcohol
- 1806.90.31.00.00Chocolate and chocolate products, filled (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars and chocolates)
- 1806.90.39.00.00Chocolates and chocolate products, unfilled (excl. in blocks, slabs or bars, chocolates)
- 1806.90.50.00.00Sugar confectionery and substitutes therefor made from sugar substitution products, containing cocoa
- 1806.90.60.00.00Spreads containing cocoa
- 1806.90.70.00.00Preparations containing cocoa, for making beverages
- 1806.90.90.00.00Preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excl. chocolate, chocolates and other chocolate products, sugar confectionery and substitutes therefor made from sugar substitution products, spreads and preparations containing cocoa for making beverages, and cocoa powder)
Its page in the codes guideTÜİK Sınıflama Sunucusu: GTİP 2026(opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Türkiye rank among the United States's suppliers of chocolate and cocoa products?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 3.4% of the United States's imports of HS 1806: No. 5 of 102 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of chocolate and cocoa products to the United States growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), US$192m of goods under HS 1806 went from Türkiye to the United States: +74.7% on the 12 months before.