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What Exactly is Cocoa Powder?
Like chocolate, cocoa powder starts with bits of hulled and roasted cacao beans called nibs. The nibs are ground to a fluid paste called chocolate liquor (aka unsweetened chocolate). But then, instead of being molded into unsweetened chocolate bars or having sugar and other ingredients added to make other types of chocolate, the paste is pressed to remove most of its fat (cocoa butter). The remaining partially de-fatted mass is finely ground to produce natural powder.
Natural cocoa powder retains the acidity inherent in the cocoa bean. If the beans are relatively high quality and include some of what chocolate-makers call “flavor beans,” natural cocoa will also retain some of the fruity nuances, aromas, and complexities found in those beans. (These days the best natural cocoa powder surpasses the generic supermarket product you may have grown up with — and it deserves consideration alongside your favorite Dutch-process cocoas.)
Import of Cocoa Powder by India
Top Trading Partners for Import of Cocoa Powder
- SINGAPORE
- INDONESIA
- MALAYSIA
- CHINA
- NETHERLANDS
- GHANA
- RUSSIA
- NIGERIA
- SWITZERLAND
- BULGARIA
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Two Main Varieties of Cocoa Powder
- Natural and Dutch process.
For Import Shipment
1) Registration and Licenses:
a. Business Registration
i. MSME – Udyam Aadhar (If Proprietorship)
ii. Deed / ROF (If Partnership Firm)
iii. Deed / CIN (If LLP)
iv. MOA / AOA / ROC (If Company)
b. PAN
i. Individual (your PAN card) (If Proprietorship)
ii. Business Name (If Partnership / LLP / Company)
c. GST
d. Bank Account
e. IEC (Import Export Code)
f. ICEGATE
i. Registration
ii. AD Code Registration (At Port where you want to Import)
g. Others (if Any)
i. FSSAI
2) List of Documents Required for Import Clearance
a. Commercial Invoice
b. Packing List
c. Bill of Lading / Air Way Bill / Lorry Receipt
d. Certificate of Origin
e. Insurance
f. Others (if any)
3) For Duty Calculation
https://www.old.icegate.gov.in/Webappl/Trade-Guide-on-Imports
