Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
HS heading 08.02 covers Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled. Within Chapter 08 it splits into 17 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $26.3M
- Share of Chapter 08
- 1.6%
- Rank in its chapter
- #9 of 14
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 08.02 covers Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled. At the six-digit line it breaks down further — starting with nuts, edible — into 17 duty lines shown below. India ships grapes, pomegranates and mangoes fresh, alongside cashew kernels, groundnuts and dried fruit. India exported $26.3M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 1.6% of all Chapter 08 exports, ranking #9 of 14 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
08.02 is the four-digit HS heading for nuts (excluding coconuts, brazils and cashew nuts). 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.
Subheadings under HS 08.02
The Harmonised System breaks Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled into these 17 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Nuts, edible; almonds, fresh or dried, in shell
Nuts, edible; almonds, fresh or dried, shelled
Nuts, edible; hazelnuts or filberts (corylus spp.), fresh or dried, in shell
Nuts, edible; hazelnuts or filberts (corylus spp.), fresh or dried, shelled
Nuts, edible; walnuts, fresh or dried, in shell
Nuts, edible; walnuts, fresh or dried, shelled
Nuts, edible; chestnuts (Castanea spp.), fresh or dried, in shell
Nuts, edible; chestnuts (Castanea spp.), fresh or dried, shelled
Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell
Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled
Nuts, edible; macadamia, fresh or dried, in shell
Nuts, edible; macadamia, fresh or dried, shelled
Nuts, edible; kola nuts (Cola spp.), fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
Nuts, edible; areca nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
Nuts, edible; pine nuts, fresh or dried, in shell
Nuts, edible; pine nuts, fresh or dried, shelled
Nuts, edible; n.e.c. in heading 0801 and 0802, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
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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