Subheading · Chapter 08 · Heading 0812
0812.90: Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable: other
Official description Other
Subheading 0812.90 belongs to heading 0812 (fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for…) in chapter 08.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 0812 90 00 00 Other
- 0812 90 25 00 Apricots; oranges Free
- Oranges Free
- 0812 90 25 11 Comminuted Free
- 0812 90 25 19 Other Free
- 0812 90 25 90 Apricots Free
- 0812 90 30 00 Papaws (papayas) Free
- 0812 90 40 00 Fruit of the species vaccinium myrtillus Free
- 0812 90 70 00 Guavas, mangoes, mangosteens, tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees, jackfruit, sapodillo plums, passion fruit, carambola, pitahaya and tropical nuts Free
- 0812 90 98 00 Other Free
- Fruit falling within heading and subheading nos 0803, 0804 10, 0805 40, 0810 20 90, 0810 30 90, 0810 40 10, 0810 40 50, 0810 50, 0810 60, 0810 70 and 0810 90 75 Free
- 0812 90 98 11 Grapefruit (including pomelo), comminuted Free
- 0812 90 98 19 Other Free
- 0812 90 98 20 Other citrusfruit, comminuted Free
- 0812 90 98 90 Other Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of organic products
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/693
- Import controlEntry into free circulation (restriction - feed and food)
- Applies to goods from
- Albania, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia and 4 more
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1158
- Documents
- C678 Common Health Entry Document for Feed and Food of Non-Animal Origin (CHED-D) (as set out in Part 2, Section D of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- Y854 The declared goods are not concerned by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1158.
- Y855 Exemption from import restrictions by virtue of Article 1(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1158 (Chernobyl accident).
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 10 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 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, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | 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) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | £3.2m | 37.9% | -36.9% |
 Greece | £3.1m | 36.6% | -3.9% |
 India | £516k | 6.1% | +28.7% |
 Thailand | £453k | 5.4% | +53.5% |
 Brazil | £292k | 3.5% | +22.8% |
 Kenya | £121k | 1.4% | +131.4% |
 Israel | £120k | 1.4% | -65.1% |
 Türkiye | £97k | 1.2% | -47.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.3% – 12.8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 7.2% Türkiye 15.4% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
USA 11.2% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · 5× specific or compound duty 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Japan Free – 17% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 10.1% · 2× specific or compound duty 
Taiwan 25% – 26% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 25.5% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland specific or compound duty Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · 2× specific or compound duty 
North Macedonia 15% – 20% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 19% 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$71kUS$71k+US$657k+US$2m+> US$23m
Exports: 104
- China: US$35m
- Dominican Republic: US$25m
- Spain: US$23m
- Madagascar: US$8m
- United States: US$5m
- Greece: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Ghana: US$1m
- Germany: US$1m
- Brazil: US$937k
- France: US$933k
- Peru: US$920k
- Guatemala: US$913k
- Colombia: US$819k
- Mexico: US$791k
- United Kingdom: US$774k
- Taiwan: US$703k
- Philippines: US$657k
- Egypt: US$540k
- Australia: US$529k
- Portugal: US$459k
- Morocco: US$432k
- Poland: US$405k
- Belgium: US$395k
- Malaysia: US$392k
- Chile: US$323k
- Sweden: US$316k
- Israel: US$295k
- Bulgaria: US$230k
- Uzbekistan: US$222k
- Jamaica: US$166k
- Lithuania: US$158k
- Romania: US$156k
- Kenya: US$133k
- Costa Rica: US$132k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$128k
- Sri Lanka: US$115k
- Ecuador: US$112k
- Canada: US$103k
- Czechia: US$82k
- Pakistan: US$79k
- Denmark: US$71k
- Austria: US$70k
- Fiji: US$70k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$57k
- Russia: US$57k
- Hungary: US$51k
- New Zealand: US$51k
- Tunisia: US$37k
- Latvia: US$34k
- Slovakia: US$31k
- Estonia: US$28k
- Croatia: US$24k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$31kUS$31k+US$209k+US$2m+> US$12m
Imports: 144
- Japan: US$29m
- United States: US$14m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- Germany: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$12m
- Austria: US$11m
- Thailand: US$7m
- France: US$5m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- China: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Canada: US$2m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$956k
- Portugal: US$900k
- United Arab Emirates: US$897k
- Czechia: US$892k
- Bulgaria: US$871k
- El Salvador: US$858k
- Hungary: US$665k
- Nigeria: US$521k
- Denmark: US$487k
- Romania: US$441k
- South Korea: US$429k
- Finland: US$359k
- Mexico: US$315k
- Greece: US$282k
- Malaysia: US$274k
- Taiwan: US$272k
- Singapore: US$268k
- Guatemala: US$247k
- Jamaica: US$226k
- Sweden: US$209k
- Slovenia: US$144k
- Slovakia: US$143k
- Pakistan: US$127k
- Philippines: US$113k
- Jordan: US$105k
- Luxembourg: US$104k
- Brunei: US$102k
- Mauritius: US$101k
- Libya: US$93k
- Lithuania: US$92k
- Saudi Arabia: US$88k
- Venezuela: US$83k
- Cayman Islands: US$76k
- Israel: US$68k
- Costa Rica: US$66k
- Curaçao: US$65k
- Australia: US$64k
- Latvia: US$62k
- Dominican Republic: US$58k
- Panama: US$58k
- Nauru: US$58k
- Croatia: US$57k
- Kazakhstan: US$57k
- Angola: US$53k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$35m | 25.9% |
| 2 |  Dominican Republic | US$25m | 18% |
| 3 | Spain | US$23m | 16.8% |
| 4 |  Madagascar | US$8m | 6.2% |
| 5 | United States | US$5m | 3.7% |
| 6 | Greece | US$4m | 2.8% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$3m | 2.4% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$3m | 2.3% |
| 9 | Argentina | US$3m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  South Africa | US$2m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$29m | 21% |
| 2 | United States | US$14m | 10.3% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$13m | 9.4% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$12m | 9.1% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$12m | 8.8% |
| 6 |  Austria | US$11m | 8.1% |
| 7 | Thailand | US$7m | 5.1% |
| 8 |  France | US$5m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$3m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$3m | 2.2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 15%median duty
- 22number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Angola, Morocco
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 16% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 15% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 9% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 5% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 15% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 9% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 15% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5.8% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 25% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 7.2% | 2.3% – 13% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 30% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| Israel | 19% | 8% – 30% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 15% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 13% | 0% – 24% | 2023 |
 Jordan | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 9% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
| Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 9% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 4.6%* | 2.4% – 6.7% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
| Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 19% | 15% – 20% | 2023 |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 21% | 12% – 30% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 13% | 10% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 15% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 11% | 7% – 15% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 9% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| South Africa | 15% | 5% – 20% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 15% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 3.4%* | 1.8% – 5% | 2023 |
 Syria | 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 30% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 15% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 15% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 11% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 20%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 30% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 30% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 4% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 25% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 05821 Fruit & nuts, provisionally preserved (e.g., by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water/in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 1111
- CPC 2.1 product
- 21496 Fruits and nuts, provisionally preserved, not for immediate consumption
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 1030 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0812.90 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 0812.90 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 0812.90 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 0812.90 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 0812.20, 0812.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 0812.20, 0812.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600011775 HMRC
Communited Lemons made from whole, mature lemons (Citrus limon) only. The material is used as an ingredient in soft drinks; it is for industrial use only. Product is stored in steel drums with a capacity of 230kg, Microbiological stability shall be ensured over life by pasteurisation and…
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 0812.90 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 0812.90 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 2.3% and 12.8%.
172 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £8.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 23% on the year before); Spain supplied 38%, followed by Greece.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$137m (+1.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$35m), followed by the Dominican Republic.
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. The content of various sugars expressed as sucrose (sugar content) of the products classified in this chapter corresponds to the figure indicated by a refractometer (used in accordance with the method prescribed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014) at a temperature of 20 °C and multiplied by the factor 0,95.
2. For the purposes of subheadings 08119011, 08119031 and 08119085, ‘tropical fruit’ means guavas, mangoes, mangosteens, papaws (papayas), tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees, jackfruit, sapodilla plums, passion fruit, carambola and pitahaya.
3. For the purposes of subheadings 08119011, 08119031, 08119085, 08129070 and 08135031, ‘tropical nuts’ means coconuts, cashew nuts, Brazil nuts, areca (or betel), cola and macadamia nuts.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable: other?
Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable: other fall under HS subheading 0812.90, part of heading 0812, in section II of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 0812.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 0812.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.3% to 12.8%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but…?
China, with US$35m in 2024 (25.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
172 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Spain (38%), Greece (37%) and India (6%), out of total imports of £8.4m.