What does HTS Chapter 08 cover?

Chapter 08 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons. It sits within Section II: Vegetable Products. Tandom's catalog lists all 267 10-digit statistical lines and 13 4-digit headings in this chapter.

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 08 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 0.8% to 29.8% (median 9%); roughly 44% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to build a date- and origin-specific import-duty estimate, including applicable Chapter 99 layers and customs fees. Potential AD/CVD exposure is flagged separately and is not included in the estimate.

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

Section 301 and Section 232 measures are represented by Chapter 99 provisions. A catalog link between a provision and a 10-digit line is a screening flag, not a claim that the measure applies; origin, product and material facts, claims, and entry date control the result.

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 08?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Use the product's base HTS code to find potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags, then read the written order scope; an HTS match alone does not determine coverage.

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Section II: Vegetable Products

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

Chapter 08 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons and sits within Section II: Vegetable Products.

About Chapter 08

Chapter 08 contains 267 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 13 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the published Column 1, Special, and Column 2 rate notation.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 8 range from 0.8% to 29.8%, with a median of 9%. About 21% of the chapter's lines (57 of 267) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-rate notation (including USMCA, KORUS, AGOA, and GSP when authorized) and Chapter 99 measures can modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Product-code pages link into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the base HTS code prefilled. Chapter 99 provision pages instead show mapped base codes and send you to a dated calculator scenario, which determines whether a measure applies from the entry facts. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0801.11.00.00	·Desiccated	Free	7.7¢/kg	—	kg
0801.12.00.00	·In the inner shell (endocarp)	Free	7.7¢/kg	—	kg
0801.19.01	·Other	Free	7.7¢/kg	—	—
0801.19.01.20	··In shell	Free	7.7¢/kg	—	kg
0801.19.01.40	··Shelled	Free	7.7¢/kg	—	kg
0801.21.00.00	·In shell	Free	9.9¢/kg	—	kg
0801.22.00.00	·Shelled	Free	9.9¢/kg	—	kg
0801.31.00.00	·In shell	Free	4.4¢/kg	—	kg
0801.32.00.00	·Shelled	Free	4.4¢/kg	—	kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0802.11.00.00	·In shell	7.7¢/kg	12.1¢/kg	Free (A+,AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA,OM, P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
0802.12.00	·Shelled	24¢/kg	40.8¢/kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0803.10	Plantains:	—	—	—	—
0803.10.10.00	·Fresh	Free	Free	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0804.10	Dates:	—	—	—	—
0804.10.20	··Packed in units weighing (with the immediate container, if any) not more than 4.6 kg	13.2¢/kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0805.10.00	Oranges	1.9¢/kg	2.2¢/kg	Free (AU,BH, CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	—
0805.10.00.20	·Temple oranges	1.9¢/kg	2.2¢/kg

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

`0801`Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled:

`0802`Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled:

`0803`Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried:

`0804`Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried:

`0805`Citrus fruit, fresh or dried:

`0806`Grapes, fresh or dried:

`0807`Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh:

`0808`Apples, pears and quinces, fresh:

`0809`Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums (including prune plums) and sloes, fresh:

`0810`Other fruit, fresh:

`0811`Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

`0812`Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption:

`0813`Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter:

`0814`

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 08 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 08 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 08?

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0806.10	Fresh:	—	—	—	—
0806.10.20	·If entered during the period from February 15 to March 31, inclusive, in any year	$1.13/m3	$8.83/m3

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0807.11	·Watermelons:	—	—	—	—
0807.11.30	··If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following March 31, inclusive	9%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0808.10.00	Apples	Free	1.1¢/kg	—	—
0808.10.00.30	·Valued not over 22¢ per kg	Free	1.1¢/kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0809.10.00.00	Apricots	0.2¢/kg	1.1¢/kg	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S, SG)	kg
0809.21.00.00	·Sour cherries (Prunus cerasus)	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0810.10	Strawberries:	—	—	—	—
0810.10.20	·If entered during the period from June 15 to September 15, inclusive, in any year	0.2¢/kg	2.8¢/kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0811.10.00	Strawberries	11.2%	35%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	—
0811.10.00.20	·In immediate containers each holding not more than 1.2 liters

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0812.10.00.00	Cherries	13.4¢/kg	20.9¢/kg	Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
0812.90	Other:	—	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0813.10.00.00	Apricots	1.8¢/kg	4.4¢/kg	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
0813.20	Prunes:	—	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
0814.00	Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulfur water or in other preservative solutions:	—	—	—	—
0814.00.10.00	Orange or citron	Free

0801Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled:

0802Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled:

0803Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried:

0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried:

0805Citrus fruit, fresh or dried:

0806Grapes, fresh or dried:

0807Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh:

0808Apples, pears and quinces, fresh:

0809Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums (including prune plums) and sloes, fresh:

0810Other fruit, fresh:

0811Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

0812Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption:

0813Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter:

0814

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 08 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 08 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 08?

`0801`Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled:

`0802`Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled:

`0803`Bananas and plantains, fresh or dried:

`0804`Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried:

`0805`Citrus fruit, fresh or dried:

`0806`Grapes, fresh or dried:

`0807`Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh:

`0808`Apples, pears and quinces, fresh:

`0809`Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums (including prune plums) and sloes, fresh:

`0810`Other fruit, fresh:

`0811`Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter:

`0812`Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption:

`0813`Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter:

`0814`