Chapter 08
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Section II — Vegetable products · 14 headings · 70 subheadings
Duty in chapter 08 at a glance
Counted across the 290 US national lines beneath this chapter's subheadings. It says what kind of chapter this is before you read ninety headings to find out.
- Duty-free lines
- 66 of 290 stating a rate
- Ad valorem range
- 0.8% – 29.8%
- Dutiable per unit, not on value
- 146 lines are charged per kilogram, litre or item rather than as a percentage of the customs value. A landed-cost estimate built from value alone will understate the duty on those.
Preference programmes appearing in this chapter
Named from General Note 3(c)(i). A programme appearing here does not mean it applies to your goods — that depends on the line, the origin and the agreement's rules of origin.
What this chapter excludes
These notes push goods out of chapter 08 even when a subheading's wording seems to fit. They are the fastest way to find out you are in the wrong chapter.
1. This chapter does not cover inedible nuts or fruit.
Legal notes
Reproduced from the published tariff schedule. Section and chapter notes are binding and part of the nomenclature; statistical notes are US reporting rules and are not classification law.
Section II notes VEGETABLE PRODUCTS
1. In this section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 percent by weight.
Chapter 08 — Notes
Legal Notes of the Harmonized System. Binding, and part of the international nomenclature.
1. This chapter does not cover inedible nuts or fruit.
2. Chilled fruit and nuts are to be classified in the same headings as the corresponding fresh fruit and nuts.
3. Dried fruit or dried nuts of this chapter may be partially rehydrated, or treated for the following purposes:
(a) For additional preservation or stabilization (for example, by moderate heat treatment, sulfuring, the addition of sorbic acid or potassium sorbate),
(b) To improve or maintain their appearance (for example, by the addition of vegetable oil or small quantities of glucose syrup), provided that they retain the character of dried fruits or dried nuts.
4. Heading 0812 applies to fruit and nuts which have been treated solely to ensure their provisional preservation during transport or storage prior to use (for example, by sulfur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulfur water or in other preservative solutions), provided they remain unsuitable for immediate consumption in that state.
Chapter 08 — Additional U.S. Notes
Additional U.S. Notes. Binding in the United States; not part of the international HS.
1. No allowance shall be made for dirt or other impurities in nuts of any kind, shelled or not shelled.
Chapter 08 — Statistical Notes
US statistical reporting only. NOT classification law.
1. For a list of approved standards for "certified organic", see General Statistical Note 6.
2. For the purposes of statistical reporting numbers 0807.11.3020, 0807.11.3060, 0807.11.4020 and 0807.11.4060, "miniature type" watermelons (also marketed as mini, personal, personal-size or personal mini), refers to watermelons weighing at least 0.91 kg (2 pounds) but not over 3.18 kg (7 pounds).
3. For the purposes of statistical reporting numbers 0810.10.2020, 0810.10.2060, 0810.10.4020 and 0810.10.4060, strawberries "for processing" refers to strawberries that are conventionally and certified organically grown and then shipped loose (not placed into any other containers such as pints or plastic clamshells) in plastic flats not weighing more than 0.91 kg (2 pounds), excluding the weight of the plastic flats. These strawberries are sometimes called "cannery" "freezer" or "juice" strawberries. They are not sold for immediate consumption on the fresh market.
Notes are reproduced from the published tariff schedule. They govern classification, but reading them is not the same as applying them to your goods — that is what a broker or a binding ruling is for.
Headings in chapter 08
0801 Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
0802 Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
0803 Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried
0804 Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried
0805 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried
0806 Grapes, fresh or dried
0807 Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh
0808 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh
0809 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums (including prune plums) and sloes, fresh
0810 Other fruit, fresh
0811 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
0812 Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
0813 Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter
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Common questions
What does HS chapter 08 cover?
Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons. It contains 14 headings and 70 six-digit subheadings, and sits in Section II (vegetable products).
What is excluded from chapter 08?
1. This chapter does not cover inedible nuts or fruit.
Are chapter 08's notes legally binding?
This chapter carries 7 binding note paragraph(s) — legal notes of the Harmonized System, plus any US-specific Additional U.S. Notes. They decide classification, and they outrank the wording of an individual subheading. A further 3 statistical note paragraph(s) govern US reporting only and are not classification law.