HS Chapter 08 — Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

HS chapter 08 (Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons) covers 57 product categories in U.S. import records, with 908,896 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported headings are Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried, Citrus fruit, fresh or dried, and Other fruit, fresh.

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Headings in this chapter

HS	Heading	Products	Shipments
0804	Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried	5	201,478
0805	Citrus fruit, fresh or dried	7	155,544
0810	Other fruit, fresh	8	134,973
0806	Grapes, fresh or dried	2	102,419
0807	Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh	3	67,748
0811	Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter	3	52,618
0803	Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried	2	49,561
0813	Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806	5	43,792
0808	Apples, pears and quinces, fresh	2	30,900
0801	Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled	6	29,129
0802	Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled	7	21,101
0809	Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums (including prune plums) and sloes, fresh	4	14,831
0814	HS 0814	1	4,352
0812	Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption	2	450

Frequently asked questions about HS chapter 08

What is HS chapter 08?

Chapter 08 of the Harmonized System covers edible fruit and nuts. In U.S. import records it spans 14 four-digit headings and 57 six-digit product codes.

How many U.S. import shipments fall under HS chapter 08?

ImportDoor has 908,896 U.S. Customs bill-of-lading shipment records under chapter 08, updated monthly.

Which HS 08 heading is imported most into the U.S.?

HS 0804 (Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens) leads with 201,478 shipments, followed by HS 0805 (Citrus fruit, fresh or dried) and HS 0810 (Other fruit, fresh).