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Tariff Codes

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Tariff Codes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) provides the applicable tariff rates for all merchandise imported into the U.S.  It is based on the international Harmonized System, the global system of nomenclature that is used to describe most world trade in goods.

The 4-8 digit United States harmonized tariff schedule for apple, pear, cherry and other stone fruit products is:

HTS  Code Description U.S. General Rate of Duty
Chapter 8: Edible fruit and nuts
0808 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh
0808.10.00 Apples Free
0808.30.00 Pears and quinces
0808.30.20     –  April 1 to June 30 Free
0808.30.40     – Any other time 0.3¢/kg
0809 Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums (including prune plums), fresh
0809.10.00 Apricots 0.2¢/kg
0809.29.00 Sweet Cherries Free
0809.30 Peaches, including nectarines
0809.30.20      – June 1 – November 30 0.2¢/ kg
0809.30.40      – Any other time Free
0809.40 Plums
0809.40.20      – January 1 – May 31 Free
0809.40.40      – Any other time 0.5¢/kg
0811 Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
0811.90.80.40 Sweet cherries 14.5%
0811.90.80.60 Tart cherries 14.5%
0812 Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved (for example, by sulfur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulfur water or in other preservative solutions) but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
812.10.00 Cherries 13.4¢/kg
0813 Mixture of nuts or dried fruits
0813.10.00 Apricots 1.8¢/kg
0813.30.00 Apples 0.74¢/kg
0813.40.30 Cherries 10.6¢/kg
Chapter 20:  Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
2006 Vegetables, fruits, nuts, fruit peel and other parts of plants preserved by sugar (drained glacé or crystallized).
2006.00.20 Cherries 9.9¢/kg + 6.4%
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 
2007.10.00 Homogenized preparations 12%
2007.99 Jam
2007.99.20 Apricot 3.5%
2007.99.25 Cherry 4.5%
2007.99.48 Apple, quince and pear 12%
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, not elsewhere specified or included
2008.40 Pears (canned)* 15.3%
2008.60 Cherries (Maraschino) 6.9¢/kg + 4.5%
2008.99.05 Apples (applesauce) 0.9¢/kg
2009 Fruit juices and vegetable juices not fortified with vitamins or minerals, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
2009.71 Apple juice Free
2009.89.20 Pear juice Free

* Under the terms of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (entered into force in 2004), the duty on canned pears is being gradually reduced.  Canned pear imports entering in 2013 are assessed a 5.1% duty so long as they enter valued at 59.4 ¢/kg or higher for containers holding less than 1.4 kg.  The same tariff rate applies for containers weighing more than 1.4 kg and valued at 58.5 ¢/kg.   Higher tariff rates are applied on a sliding scale if product is imported below the minimum price.

* Under the terms of the U.S.- Australia Free Trade Agreement (entered into force in 2005), the duty on canned pears is being gradually reduced.  Canned pear imports entering in 2013 are assessed a 7.5% duty, so long as they enter valued at 58.5 ¢/kg or higher for containers holding less than 1.4 kg.  The same tariff rate applies for containers weighing more than 1.4 kg and valued at 52.2 ¢/kg.   Higher tariff rates are applied on a sliding scale if product is imported below the minimum price.

The Northwest Horticultural Council represents the deciduous tree fruit industry of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington on national and international policy issues affecting growers and shippers. For further information, contact the NHC at 509-453-3193.

10/17/2013

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