Apples, pears and quinces; fresh
HS heading 08.08 covers Apples, pears and quinces; fresh. It sits within Chapter 08 and breaks down into 3 six-digit subheadings at the border.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 08.08 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Apples, pears and quinces; fresh sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
08.08 is the four-digit HS heading. 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.
Subheadings under HS 08.08
The Harmonised System breaks Apples, pears and quinces; fresh into these 3 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Related codes in Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Nuts, edible; coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
08.02Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
08.03Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried
08.04Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried
08.05Citrus fruit; fresh or dried
08.06Grapes; fresh or dried
08.07Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh
08.09Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh
08.10Fruit, fresh; n.e.c. in chapter 08
08.11Fruit and nuts; uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
08.12Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
08.13Fruit, dried, other than that of heading no. 0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter
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