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. It groups 14 four-digit headings used worldwide to classify these goods for customs and duty.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 08 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
08 is the two-digit HS chapter. Your destination country extends it to 8–10 digits and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty for many goods — 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
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