A Technical Information Bulletin
of the
Northwest Horticultural Council
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 |
| 2009.80.20 | Pear juice | Free |
* Under the terms on 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 on 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.
10/17/2013