0808 30 10 · Perry pears, in bulk, from 1 August to 31 December
The explanatory note to subheading 0808 10 10 applies, mutatis mutandis.
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 0808.30
0808 30 10
0808 30 10: Perry pears, in bulk, from 1 August to 31 December
Fresh pears
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 0808 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh:
- 0808 30 Pears:
- 0808 30 10 Perry pears, in bulk, from 1 August to 31 December
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs duty 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 5 VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes → Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 5
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 50% with document Y-155 (Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus) · otherwise free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- Regulation 1227/25
- Documents
- Y155 Products exported directly or indirectly from the Russian Federation or Belarus
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- Regulation 1227/25
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 October 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 0285/18
- Import controlOfficial control - plants
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Switzerland
- Legal act
- Regulation 2072/19
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
- Legal act
- Regulation 2306/21
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Tariff quotas
| Order number | Origin | In-quota duty | Period | Volume | Balance | Validity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.0938 | Switzerland | Free · 0.36 EUR / 100 kg · V 38.800 EUR/DTN(01):0 % ; V 38.000 EUR/DTN(01):0. % + 0.800 EUR DTN; V 37.200 EUR/DTN(01):0.000 % + 1.600 EUR DTN; V 36.500 EUR/DTN(01):0.000 % + 2.300 EUR DTN; V 35.700 EUR/DTN(01):0.000 % + 3.100 EUR DTN; V 0.000 EUR/DTN(01):0.000 % + 23.800 EUR DTN · V 51.000 EUR/DTN(01):0 % ; V 50.000 EUR/DTN(01):0. % + 1.000 EUR DTN; V 49.000 EUR/DTN(01):0.000 % + 2.000 EUR DTN; V 47.900 EUR/DTN(01):0.000 % + 3.100 EUR DTN; V 46.900 EUR/DTN(01):0.000 % + 4.100 EUR DTN; V 0.000 EUR/DTN(01):0.000 % + 23.800 EUR DTN | 1 January 2026 – 31 December 2026 | 3,000,000 kg | 3,000,000 kg | Open |
Balances from the Commission’s weekly quota report of 23 October 2026.
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
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Austria 4.9% reduced rate -
Belgium 6% reduced rate -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 5% reduced rate -
Cyprus 5% reduced rate -
Czechia 12% reduced rate -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 24% -
Finland 13.5% reduced rate -
France 5.5% reduced rate -
Germany 7% reduced rate -
Greece 13% reduced rate -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 4% reduced rate -
Latvia 12% reduced rate -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 3% reduced rate -
Malta 0% reduced rate -
Netherlands 9% reduced rate -
Poland 5% reduced rate -
Portugal 6% reduced rate -
Romania 11% reduced rate -
Slovakia 5% / 19% reduced rate -
Slovenia 9.5% reduced rate -
Spain 21% -
Sweden 6% reduced rate
TEDB · 27 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net |
| GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Antarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao and 8 moreAntarctica, Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories, Greenland, New Caledonia, Sint Maarten, St Barthélemy, St Pierre & Miquelon, Wallis & Futuna | Free |
| GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) | Bolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and 4 moreBolivia, Cape Verde, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| EU–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| EU–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| EU–Bosnia & Herzegovina agreement | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Free |
| EU–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| EU–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| EU–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| EU–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| EU–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. | Western Sahara | Free |
| EU–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| EU–United Kingdom agreement | United Kingdom | Free |
| EU–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| EU–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| EU–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| EU–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| EU–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| EU–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| EU–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| EU–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| EU–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| EU–Montenegro agreement | Montenegro | Free |
| EU–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| EU–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| EU–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| EU–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| EU–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| EU–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| EU–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| EU–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| EU–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| EU–United States agreement | United States | Free |
| EU–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| EU–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| EU–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
| GSP - General arrangements | Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia and 6 moreCongo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, India, Indonesia, Micronesia, Nigeria, Niue, Syria, Tajikistan, Vanuatu | 3.7% |
| Mercosur | Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay | 6.5 % MIN 0.32 EUR / 100 kg |
| EU–Switzerland agreementQuota | Switzerland | 0.36 EUR / 100 kg |
| EU–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | 0.36 EUR / 100 kg |
EU: imports by month · HS 0808.30
last 12 months€226.2m-4.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price€1.49 per kg
Preferential rate41%
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Chile | €75.7m | 33.4% | +17.8% |
 South Africa | €75m | 33.1% | -14.4% |
 Argentina | €45.8m | 20.3% | +0.5% |
 China | €17.4m | 7.7% | +4% |
 Türkiye | €7.9m | 3.5% | -53.6% |
 Serbia | €2m | 0.9% | -22.6% |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | €1.2m | 0.5% | -26.6% |
 United Kingdom | €609k | 0.3% | +18% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
0808.30 Apples, pears and quinces, fresh: pears
UK 6% – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 8.7% Türkiye 60.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
Mexico 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 9% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Japan 4.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · 1× specific or compound duty 
GCC Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 30% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line EU lines: 0808.30
Legal notes
CN Explanatory Notes
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
General notes to the chapter
EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS
General
1. This chapter includes fruit for distillation purposes in the form of a coarse pulp, even if natural fermentation has commenced.
2. Pasteurisation is not admissible in this chapter, with the exception of:
- dried fruits and nuts of this chapter;
- provisionally preserved fruits and nuts of heading 0812;
- frozen fruits and nuts of heading 0811.
Sterilised fruits and nuts are excluded from this chapter (heading 2008 in general).
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
This line in earlier years
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
| Year | Description | Third-country duty | Supplementary unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Perry pears, in bulk, from 1 August to 31 December | 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net | — |
| 2022 | unchanged | 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net | — |
| 2021 | unchanged | 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net | — |
| 2020 | unchanged | 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net | — |
| 2019 | Perry pears, in bulk, from 1 August to 31 December | 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net | — |
CN code 0808 30 10 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 0808.30 (apples, pears and quinces, fresh: pears).
The third-country duty is a specific or compound duty: 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net.
120 countries pay no duty in the EU thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as GSP-EBA and CARIFORUM, against a standard rate of 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net.
In the EU, additional duty of 50% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of fresh pears (HS 0808.30) into the EU came to €226.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); Chile supplied 33%, followed by South Africa.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 6%–10%, the Türkiye duty is 60.3%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 20%, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 9%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 4.8%, the Taiwan duty is 10%, the GCC duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 30% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 0808.30 worth US$1.1bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was South Africa.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 0808 30 10?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 7,2 MIN 0,36 €/100 kg/net; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 0808 30 10?
136 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 120 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 0808 30 10?
Additional duty of 50% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 0808.30 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was South Africa (US$84m), followed by Chile.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.