HTS tariff line · chapter 20
2008.20.00
Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included: pineapples
Analysis
HTS 2008.20.00 covers fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not… under heading 2008 (fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
The general rate is 0.35¢/kg, a specific or compound duty rather than a simple percentage, so the effective burden depends on the unit value of the goods: cheap goods pay proportionally more than expensive ones. Importers usually convert it to an ad valorem equivalent to compare it with other lines.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 0.35¢/kg. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
For statistics it divides in two: 2008.20.00.10 for containing cane and/or beet sugar and 2008.20.00.90 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2008.11.02 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | Free |
| 2008.11.05 | Described in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter and entered pursuant to its provisions | Free |
| 2008.11.15 | Peanut butter and paste: other | 131.8% |
| 2008.11.43 | Described in general note 15 of the tariff schedule and entered pursuant to its provisions | 6.6¢/kg |
| 2008.11.46 | Described in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 12 and entered pursuant to its provisions | 6.6¢/kg |
| 2008.11.61 | Other: other | 131.8% |
| 2008.19.10 | Brazil nuts and cashews | Free |
| 2008.19.15 | Other, including mixtures: coconuts | 1% |
| 2008.19.20 | Other, including mixtures: filberts | 11.3¢/kg |
| 2008.19.25 | Other, including mixtures: pecans | 9.9¢/kg |
| 2008.19.30 | Pignolia and pistachios | 1¢/kg |
| 2008.19.40 | Other, including mixtures: almonds | 32.6¢/kg |
| 2008.19.50 | Other, including mixtures: watermelon seeds | 6.4% |
| 2008.19.85 | Other, including mixtures: mixtures | 22.4% |
| 2008.19.90 | Other, including mixtures: other | 17.9% |
| 2008.30.10 | Of oranges, mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids | 2¢/kg |
| 2008.30.20 | Peel: of lemons | 4.2¢/kg |
| 2008.30.30 | Peel: other | 11.3¢/kg |
| 2008.30.35 | Pulp: orange | 11.2% |
| 2008.30.37 | Pulp: other | 6.8% |
| 2008.30.40 | Other: oranges | 1.4¢/kg |
| 2008.30.42 | For an aggregate quantity entered in any calendar year not to exceed 40,000 metric tons | Free |
| 2008.30.46 | Satsumas, in airtight containers: other | 0.28¢/kg |
| 2008.30.48 | Mandarins: other | 0.28¢/kg |
| 2008.30.55 | Mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas); clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids: other | 1.4¢/kg |
| 2008.30.60 | Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia): lemons | 0.8¢/kg |
| 2008.30.66 | Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia): limes | 14% |
| 2008.30.70 | Other: grapefruit | 1.1¢/kg |
| 2008.30.80 | Other: kumquats | 0.55¢/kg |
| 2008.30.85 | Other: citron | 14% |
| 2008.30.96 | Other: other, including bergamots | 14% |
| 2008.40.00 | Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included: pears | 15.3% |
| 2008.50.20 | Apricots: pulp | 10% |
| 2008.50.40 | Apricots: other | 29.8% |
| 2008.60.00 | Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included: cherries | 6.9¢/kg + 4.5% |
| 2008.70.10 | Peaches, including nectarines: nectarines | 16% |
| 2008.70.20 | Peaches, including nectarines: other peaches | 17% |
| 2008.80.00 | Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included: strawberries | 11.9% |
| 2008.91.00 | Other, including mixtures other than those of subheading 2008.19: palm hearts | 0.9% |
| 2008.93.00 | Cranberries (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos); lingonberries (Vaccinium, vitis-idaea) | 4.5% |