Cocoa paste (excl. defatted)

Covered by the EU Deforestation Regulation. Collect production plot geolocation, legality evidence, and deforestation-free support.

Code 180310Verdict Likely in scopeCommodity CocoaAnnex I 1803CN 2026

Tool resultIn scope

Next action

Request supplier evidence

Collect production plot geolocation, legality evidence, and deforestation-free support.

Open reference record

Decision basis

What the checker used.

Product nameCocoa paste (excl. defatted)

Code pathCOCOA AND COCOA PREPARATIONS

Annex I matchCocoa paste, whether or not defatted

BasisRegulation (EU) 2023/1115 Annex I and CN 2026 index

Operator workflow

Use the result, then move on.

01Confirm the product description with the importer or supplier.
02Ask for country of production and plot geolocation before any filing workflow.
03Collect legality and deforestation-free support documents for the shipment file.

What the code cannot tell you

Product facts can still change the answer.

Is the product made entirely from material that has completed its lifecycle and would otherwise be discarded as waste?If yes: out of scope

By-products of a manufacturing process do not benefit from this exception — if the process used material that was not waste, the product stays in scope.

Annex I introductory paragraph; Directive 2008/98/EC Art. 3(1)

Is it a sample of negligible value and quantity used only to solicit orders, or a product sent for examination or testing that is used up, destroyed or returned?If yes: out of scopeDelegated Regulation (EU) 2026/2102, Annex (5), table note to 'Relevant products'

What you have to collect

Supplier evidence starts after scope.

Collect production plot geolocation, legality evidence, and deforestation-free support.

Product description
Quantity
Country of production
Geolocation
Supplier information
Legality evidence
Deforestation-free evidence