COMMODITY · COCOA · HS 1801–1806
Cocoa under the EUDR.
From beans to chocolate — the whole Chapter 18 chain is in scope, and most of it starts on smallholder plots under 4 hectares.
FIG 01 — YOUR OBLIGATIONS
Three facts before anything else.
SCOPE
HS 1801–1806
Cocoa products under the listed HS codes — plus listed derivatives. Representative table below; the current Annex I is the boundary.
GEOLOCATION
POINT ≤4 HA · POLYGON >4 HA
Smallholder reality: plots of 2–5 ha qualify for points; the work is collecting one per farm across thousands of cooperative members.
DEADLINE
30 DEC 2026 / 30 JUN 2027¹
Bean traders to chocolate makers: micro/small prepare for 30 Jun 2027, medium/large for 30 Dec 2026, per Regulation (EU) 2025/2650.
¹ Regulation (EU) 2025/2650.
FIG 02 — WHAT'S IN SCOPE
The Annex decides, not the label.
The cocoa chapter of Annex I spans the whole processing chain — from raw beans to finished chocolate — and has applied since Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 as amended.
No July 2026 removals touched cocoa’s listed products as amended; the chain from 1801 to 1806 stands. Confirm the current Annex I for your exact code.
| HS CODE | PRODUCT NOTE |
|---|---|
| 1801 | Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted |
| 1802 | Cocoa shells, husks and skins |
| 1803 | Cocoa paste (liquor) |
| 1804 | Cocoa butter, fat and oil |
| 1805 | Cocoa powder, unsweetened |
| 1806 | Chocolate and cocoa food preparations |
REPRESENTATIVE CODES ONLY — ALWAYS CONFIRM AGAINST THE CURRENT ANNEX I OF REGULATION (EU) 2023/1115 AS AMENDED.
FIG 03 — GEOLOCATION RULES
One threshold, two formats.
≤ 0 ha
POINT ALLOWED
A single WGS84 coordinate at six decimal places locates plots of 4 ha or less.
> 0 ha
POLYGON REQUIRED
Plots above 4 ha need a closed vertex ring tracing the full boundary.
COCOASmallholder reality: plots of 2–5 ha qualify for points; the work is collecting one per farm across thousands of cooperative members.
FIG 04 — SUPPLY-CHAIN REALITY
Cocoa is a smallholder crop: in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana — roughly two-thirds of world supply — typical farms are 3–5 ha, at or below the 4-hectare polygon threshold. That means points, not polygons, for most of the supply base.
The friction is aggregation. First-buying stations and cooperatives mix beans from hundreds of farms within hours of harvest. By fermentation and drying, a single lot already carries many plot origins — and the DDS wants every one of them.
Cooperatives that collect member coordinates once — at registration, with a phone GPS app — convert an impossible per-lot task into a per-member one. Polygons still matter for larger estates and expanding farms.
For chocolate makers, the chain multiplies again through processors and traders; keeping DDS reference numbers from suppliers is what keeps the chain traceable.
“The hard part isn’t the satellite check — it’s getting polygons from ten thousand smallholders.”
KEY RISK — COCOA
Lot mixing at buying stations means one bag can carry beans from dozens of plots. Collect plot geolocation at farmgate or cooperative intake — not after blending.
FIG 05 — SCREEN A COCOA PLOT
See it run on a real-shaped plot.
The scope-checker validates the geometry, screens it against open satellite datasets, and returns an indicative signal summary — one plot, free, no card.
Screen your cocoa plot — freeSAMPLE PLOT
CÔTE D’IVOIRE · SMALLHOLDER PLOT · POINT
5.3512, -4.0283
DATASET: WHISP · HANSEN GFC v1.11 · GLAD ALERTS
Indicative screening for decision-support only — not a compliance determination, certification, or legal advice. Due-diligence obligations remain with the operator (EUDR Art. 10). · DEMO RESULT — configure the Whisp API in admin settings for live screening.
FIG 06 — QUESTIONS
Asked about cocoa.
COCOA · SCOPE-CHECKER
Screen your cocoa plots.
Free, one plot, indicative screening in about two minutes — prefilled for this commodity.
Run the scope-checker — freeIndicative screening for decision-support only — not a compliance determination.