HSN code · Customs Tariff of India · GST rate
18031000 is the 8-digit HSN code for “Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted: Not defatted”: tariff item 1803 10 00 under heading 1803 of the Customs Tariff of India. The GST rate depends on the goods: the entries for this code carry 5% or 18%. Search a code or product below, or copy the code for your invoice.
This code
Chapter 18Heading 1803Sub-heading 1803 10Tariff item 1803 10 00
Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted: Not defatted
Tariff item 1803 10 00 · Heading 1803 · Chapter 18, Customs Tariff of India
The code
What the code covers in the Customs Tariff of India, and the GST rate entries that apply to it.
180310008 digits: 18 + 03 + 10 + 001803 10 00Not defattedHow to read it
An HSN code is built in layers. Each pair of digits narrows the one before it: 2 digits = chapter, 4 = heading, 6 = sub-heading, 8 = tariff item in the Customs Tariff of India.
The broadest layer. Chapter 18 covers cocoa and cocoa preparations. It sits in Section IV, prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and vinegar, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes.
Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted.
1803 10 is the 6-digit level of this tariff item; the Customs Tariff prints the item directly under heading 1803.
Not defatted. The full 8-digit code used in the Customs Tariff of India and on invoices that show the complete HSN.
Unit of quantity: kg.
GST rate
1 entry of the GST rate notifications names this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and it carries carry 5% or 18%. No single rate is stated for 18031000 here; read each entry's official description against your goods.
| Entry | Tariff column, as printed | Description, as printed | GST rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry that cites 1803 (this code's heading) | |||
| Schedule I, S. No. 113Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Central Tax: Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) | 1803 | Cocoa paste whether or not de-fatted | 5%IGST 5% · CGST 2.5% · SGST/UTGST 2.5%From 22 September 2025 |
Each entry applies only to the goods it describes. If none describes your goods, the entry for goods not specified elsewhere applies: Schedule II, S. No. 639, 18%: “Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII”.
Rates are IGST on inter-State supplies; on supplies within a State the same rate is split equally between CGST and SGST/UTGST, under Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) with the same S. Nos.
On your invoice
Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020 sets the minimum number of HSN digits on B2B tax invoices from 1 April 2021, by the business's aggregate turnover in the previous year.
Businesses with aggregate turnover up to ₹5 crore in the previous year show at least the heading, 1803, on B2B tax invoices.
Above ₹5 crore, at least the sub-heading, 180310, goes on B2B tax invoices.
Many businesses show the full 18031000, the tariff item itself.
Rate history
Rate depends on the goods
Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), which superseded Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017. The 1 entry in force from this date is listed in the GST rate section above.
Earlier rates under Notification 1/2017 are not shown here
Notification No. 1/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 applied until it was superseded by Notification 9/2025.
Related codes
Heading 1803, cocoa paste, whether or not defatted. The codes below sit closest to 18031000 in the Customs Tariff of India: codes elsewhere in chapter 18. Each is shown in the official wording and has its own page with its GST rate entries. Use the search above for any other code.
18050000Heading 1805 · tariff item 1805 00 0018061000Heading 1806 · tariff item 1806 10 00Codes under other headings of chapter 18, cocoa and cocoa preparations. Each page shows that code's own heading and GST rate entries.
Questions
It depends on the goods: 1 entry of the rate notifications names this code's heading or particular goods in its chapter, and it carries 5% or 18%: Schedule I, S. No. 113 (5%). Each entry applies only to the goods it describes; if none describes your goods, Schedule II, S. No. 639 (18%) applies. The full wording of every entry is in the GST rate section above.
At least 4 digits if your aggregate turnover in the previous year was up to ₹5 crore, and at least 6 digits above ₹5 crore, on B2B tax invoices (Notification No. 78/2020-Central Tax dated 15.10.2020, from 1 April 2021). For this code that is 1803 or 180310; many businesses use the full 18031000.
Tariff item 1803 10 00 of the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule: “Not defatted”, under heading 1803 (“Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted”), in chapter 18 (cocoa and cocoa preparations), Section IV (prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits and vinegar, tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes). Unit of quantity: kg.
About this page
The section, chapter, heading, sub-heading and tariff item on this page are taken from the Customs Tariff of India, First Schedule (Customs Tariff Act, 1975), CBIC edition as on 30 June 2024, with the tariff-line changes of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2024, Finance Act 2025 and Finance Act 2026 applied. The GST entries are taken from Notification No. 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate) and No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) dated 17.09.2025 (as corrected 18.09.2025), as amended by Notifications 19/2025 and 01/2026; exemptions: Notification No. 10/2025.
This is reference information for classification and invoicing. It is not advice on how your own goods should be classified, and the official tariff and notifications prevail if the two ever differ. A change in the tariff or in a rate notification re-opens this page for an update.
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