HS Chapter 20 — Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

HS chapter 20 (Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants) covers 52 product categories in U.S. import records, with 664,277 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported headings are Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006, and Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit.

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Headings in this chapter

HS	Heading	Products	Shipments
2009	Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter	17	271,034
2005	Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006	10	161,114
2008	Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit	13	80,309
2004	Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading 2006	2	66,387
2007	Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut pureé and fruit or nut pastes, obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter	3	47,034
2001	Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid	2	18,722
2002	Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid	2	9,624
2003	Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid	2	5,921
2006	HS 2006	1	4,132

Frequently asked questions about HS chapter 20

What is HS chapter 20?

Chapter 20 of the Harmonized System covers preparations of vegetables, fruit. In U.S. import records it spans 9 four-digit headings and 52 six-digit product codes.

How many U.S. import shipments fall under HS chapter 20?

ImportDoor has 664,277 U.S. Customs bill-of-lading shipment records under chapter 20, updated monthly.

Which HS 20 heading is imported most into the U.S.?

HS 2009 (Fruit or nut juices and vegetable juices) leads with 271,034 shipments, followed by HS 2005 (Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid) and HS 2008 (Fruit).