Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Chapter 08 of the Harmonised System covers Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons — 14 four-digit headings spanning nuts, edible to fruit and nuts that customs authorities worldwide use to classify these goods and set duty.
- India exports 2024
- $1.67B
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
Chapter 08 covers edible fruit and nuts and the peel of citrus or melons. India ships grapes, pomegranates, mangoes, bananas and guavas fresh, alongside cashew kernels, groundnuts and dried fruit. Classification distinguishes fresh from dried and shelled from in-shell, each line carrying its own tariff and phytosanitary conditions.
How to read this code
08 is the two-digit HS chapter for fruit and nuts, edible. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many vegetable products lines — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 08
The Harmonised System breaks Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons into these 14 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Nuts, edible; coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried
Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried
Citrus fruit; fresh or dried
Grapes; fresh or dried
Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh
Apples, pears and quinces; fresh
Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh
Fruit, fresh; n.e.c. in chapter 08
Fruit and nuts; uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
Fruit, dried, other than that of heading no. 0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter
Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons); fresh, frozen dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions
Top destinations for Chapter 08 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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Indian exporters in this category
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