Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
Chapter 20 of the Harmonised System covers Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants — 9 four-digit headings spanning tomatoes to fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants that customs authorities worldwide use to classify these goods and set duty.
- India exports 2024
- $1.18B
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
Chapter 20 covers preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts and other plant parts. India is a strong exporter of processed gherkins, mango pulp, fruit juices, pickles and canned vegetables. Classification distinguishes goods preserved by vinegar, by sugar or by freezing, and separates jams, purées and juices, each carrying its own tariff line.
How to read this code
20 is the two-digit HS chapter for preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other p. 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 prepared foodstuffs, beverages & tobacco lines — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 20
The Harmonised System breaks Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants into these 9 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid
Tomatoes; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid
Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid
Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006
Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006
Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glace or crystallised)
Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked preparations; whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c., whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included
Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
Top destinations for Chapter 20 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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