Subheading · Section IV

2008.70: Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise: peaches, including nectarines

2008.70

Official description Peaches, including nectarines

  • 14%–25%UK
  • 15.2%–25.6%EU
  • 75%Türkiye
  • 16%–17%USA
  • US$945.8mWorld trade in 2024

2008.70 is a six-digit subheading of heading 2008, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, chapter 20.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 2008.70 covers 26 tariff lines and the duty is between 14% and 25%. 2 lines have a specific or compound duty.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 2008.70 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is between 15.2% and 25.6% (average 20.8%). 2 lines have a specific or compound duty.

In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 2008.70 covers 12 tariff lines and the statutory rate is 75%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides subheading 2008.70 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 16% and 17% (average 16.5%).

World trade in these goods reached US$945.8m in 2024, down 5.1% on 2023.

Greece was the largest exporter with 41.1% of the total, ahead of China.

The United States imported the most (US$196.7m).

The United Kingdom ranked 36th among 101 exporters with US$481.8k.

The United Kingdom imported US$43.7m, most of it from Greece.

Duty rates compared

UK 14% – 25% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines · average 18.1% · 2× specific or compound duty EU 15.2% – 25.6% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 20.8% · 2× specific or compound duty Türkiye 75% Statutory rate (Law 474) 12 tariff lines USA 16% – 17% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 16.5%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 2008 70 00 00 Peaches, including nectarines
  2. Containing added spirit
  3. In immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg
  4. With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight
  5. 2008 70 11 00 Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11.85% mas 25%
  6. 2008 70 19 00 Other 25.00 % + 3.50 GBP / 100 kg
  7. Other
  8. 2008 70 31 00 Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11.85% mas 20%
  9. 2008 70 39 00 Other 25%
  10. In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg
  11. 2008 70 51 00 With a sugar content exceeding 15% by weight 25.00 % + 3.50 GBP / 100 kg
  12. 2008 70 59 00 Other 25%
  13. Not containing added spirit
  14. Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg
  15. 2008 70 61 00 With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight 18%
  16. 2008 70 61 10 Peaches, flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 18%
  17. 2008 70 61 90 Other 18%
  18. 2008 70 69 00 Other 16%
  19. 2008 70 69 10 Peaches, flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 16%
  20. 2008 70 69 90 Other 16%
  21. Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg
  22. 2008 70 71 00 With a sugar content exceeding 15% by weight 18%
  23. 2008 70 71 10 In slices, deep fried 18%
  24. 2008 70 71 30 Peaches, flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 18%
  25. 2008 70 71 90 Other 18%
  26. 2008 70 79 00 Other 16%
  27. 2008 70 79 10 Peaches, flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 16%
  28. 2008 70 79 90 Other 16%
  29. Not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content
  30. 2008 70 92 00 Of 5 kg or more 14%
  31. 2008 70 92 10 Peach halves (including nectarines) 14%
  32. 2008 70 92 30 Peaches, flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 14%
  33. 2008 70 92 90 Other 14%
  34. 2008 70 98 00 Of less than 5 kg 18%
  35. Of 4.5 kg or more 18%
  36. 2008 70 98 11 Peach halves (including nectarines) 18%
  37. 2008 70 98 15 Peaches, flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 18%
  38. Other 18%
  39. 2008 70 98 17 Peaches 18%
  40. 2008 70 98 18 Other 18%
  41. Of less than 4.5 kg 18%
  42. 2008 70 98 21 Peach halves (including nectarines) 18%
  43. 2008 70 98 25 Peaches, flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 18%
  44. Other 18%
  45. 2008 70 98 27 Peaches 18%
  46. 2008 70 98 28 Other 18%

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 2008 70 Peaches, including nectarines:
  2. Containing added spirit:
  3. In immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg:
  4. With a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight:
  5. 2008 70 11 Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11,85 % mas 25.6%—
  6. 2008 70 19 Other 25,6 + 4,2 €/100 kg/net—
  7. Other:
  8. 2008 70 31 Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11,85 % mas 24%—
  9. 2008 70 39 Other 25.6%—
  10. In immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg:
  11. 2008 70 51 With a sugar content exceeding 15 % by weight 25,6 + 4,2 €/100 kg/net—
  12. 2008 70 59 Other 25.6%—
  13. Not containing added spirit:
  14. Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg:
  15. 2008 70 61 With a sugar content exceeding 13 % by weight 19.2%—
  16. 2008 70 69 Other 17.6%—
  17. Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg:
  18. 2008 70 71 With a sugar content exceeding 15 % by weight 19.2%—
  19. 2008 70 79 Other 17.6%—
  20. Not containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content:
  21. 2008 70 92 Of 5 kg or more 15.2%—
  22. 2008 70 98 Of less than 5 kg 18.4%—

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 2008.70 Şeftaliler (nektarinler dahil):
  2. İlave alkol içerenler:
  3. Net muhtevası 1 kg.ı geçen ambalajlarda olanlar :
  4. Şeker oranı ağırlık itibariyle % 13'ü geçenler:
  5. 2008.70.11.00.00 Alkol derecesi % 11,85'i geçmeyenler 75%
  6. 2008.70.19.00.00 Diğerleri 75%
  7. Diğerleri:
  8. 2008.70.31.00.00 Alkol derecesi % 11,85'i geçmeyenler 75%
  9. 2008.70.39.00.00 Diğerleri 75%
  10. Net muhtevası 1 kg.ı geçmeyen ambalajlarda olanlar:
  11. 2008.70.51.00.00 Şeker oranı ağırlık itibariyle % 15'i geçenler 75%
  12. 2008.70.59.00.00 Diğerleri 75%
  13. İlave alkol içermeyenler:
  14. İlave şeker içeren ve net muhtevası 1 kg.ı geçen ambalajlarda olanlar:
  15. 2008.70.61.00.00 Şeker oranı ağırlık itibariyle % 13'ü geçenler 75%
  16. 2008.70.69.00.00 Diğerleri 75%
  17. İlave şeker içeren ve net muhtevası 1 kg.ı geçmeyen ambalajlarda olanlar:
  18. 2008.70.71.00.00 Şeker oranı ağırlık itibariyle % 15'i geçenler 75%
  19. 2008.70.79.00.00 Diğerleri 75%
  20. İlave şeker içermeyenler, ambalajlı :
  21. 2008.70.92.00.00 Net muhtevası 5 kg. veya daha fazla olanlar 75%
  22. 2008.70.98.00.00 Net muhtevası 5 kg.dan az olanlar 75%

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 2008.70 Peaches, including nectarines:
  2. 2008.70.10 Nectarines 16%
  3. 2008.70.10.20 In containers each holding less than 1.4 kg kg
  4. 2008.70.10.40 Other kg
  5. 2008.70.20 Other peaches 17%
  6. 2008.70.20.20 In containers each holding less than 1.4 kg kg
  7. 2008.70.20.40 Other kg

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

2008.70 · US$945.8m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$145.3kUS$145.3k+US$835.7k+US$14.3m+> US$74.7m

Exports: 101
  1. Greece: US$388.5m
  2. China: US$228.9m
  3. Spain: US$74.7m
  4. South Africa: US$56.5m
  5. Chile: US$51.6m
  6. Germany: US$19.5m
  7. Argentina: US$18.3m
  8. Italy: US$17.4m
  9. Bulgaria: US$14.6m
  10. Thailand: US$14.3m
  11. Netherlands: US$8m
  12. France: US$7.7m
  13. Austria: US$7.4m
  14. United States: US$6m
  15. Brazil: US$3.4m
  16. Türkiye: US$3.3m
  17. Sweden: US$3.2m
  18. Poland: US$3m
  19. Portugal: US$1.8m
  20. Australia: US$1.4m
  21. Czechia: US$1.3m
  22. Guatemala: US$1m
  23. Canada: US$994.3k
  24. Ireland: US$835.7k
  25. Costa Rica: US$821k
  26. Singapore: US$774.3k
  27. Belgium: US$770k
  28. Japan: US$714.6k
  29. Denmark: US$685.2k
  30. Mexico: US$580.1k
  31. Russia: US$575.8k
  32. Israel: US$571.2k
  33. Peru: US$553.6k
  34. Slovakia: US$533.3k
  35. Vietnam: US$508.2k
  36. United Kingdom: US$481.8k
  37. Armenia: US$462.5k
  38. Hungary: US$435.3k
  39. Taiwan: US$352.1k
  40. New Zealand: US$328.8k
  41. South Korea: US$241.8k
  42. Switzerland: US$234.6k
  43. Saudi Arabia: US$214.1k
  44. Colombia: US$203.4k
  45. Indonesia: US$196.7k
  46. Philippines: US$170.2k
  47. Hong Kong SAR China: US$155.7k
  48. Serbia: US$145.3k
  49. North Macedonia: US$143.7k
  50. Latvia: US$139.5k
  51. Malaysia: US$125k
  52. Croatia: US$112.1k
  53. Romania: US$104.3k
  54. Estonia: US$79.4k
  55. Lithuania: US$77.1k
  56. Kenya: US$72.7k
  57. El Salvador: US$60.3k
  58. Slovenia: US$60k
  59. India: US$49.5k
  60. Finland: US$47.9k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Greece US$388.5m 41.1%
2 China US$228.9m 24.2%
3 Spain US$74.7m 7.9%
4 South Africa US$56.5m 6%
5 Chile US$51.6m 5.5%
6 Germany US$19.5m 2.1%
7 Argentina US$18.3m 1.9%
8 Italy US$17.4m 1.8%
9 Bulgaria US$14.6m 1.5%
10 Thailand US$14.3m 1.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$196.7m 20.8%
2 Mexico US$79.1m 8.4%
3 Germany US$72m 7.6%
4 Japan US$60.5m 6.4%
5 France US$50.1m 5.3%
6 United Kingdom US$43.7m 4.6%
7 Canada US$29.3m 3.1%
8 Poland US$26.6m 2.8%
9 Peru US$23.8m 2.5%
10 Netherlands US$21.6m 2.3%

Legal notes

Additional notes

1. For the purposes of heading 2001, vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid must have a content of free, volatile acid of 0,5 % by weight or more, expressed as acetic acid. In addition, mushrooms of subheading 20019050 should not have a salt content exceeding 2,5 % by weight.

2.

(a) The content of various sugars expressed as sucrose (sugar content) of 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 one of the following factors:

However, the content of various sugars expressed as sucrose (sugar content) of the following products classified in this Chapter:

  • products manufactured on the basis of seaweed and other algae prepared or preserved by processes not provided for in Chapter 12;

  • products manufactured on the basis of manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content of heading 0714;

  • products manufactured on the basis of vine leaves;

corresponds to the figure resulting from a calculation carried out on the basis of measurements which have been obtained applying the high performance liquid chromatography method (the “HPLC method”), using the following formula:

S + (G + F) × 0,95;

where:

“S” is the sucrose content determined by the HPLC method;

“F” is the fructose content determined by the HPLC method;

“G” is the glucose content determined by the HPLC method.

(b) The expression ‘Brix value’, mentioned in the subheadings of heading 2009, corresponds to the figure indicated by a refractometer (used in accordance with the method prescribed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014) at a temperature of 20 °C.

3. The products of subheadings 200820 to 200880, 200893, 200897 and 200899 are to be considered as containing added sugar when the ‘sugar content’ thereof exceeds by weight the percentages given hereunder, according to the kind of fruit or edible part of plant concerned:

  • pineapples and grapes: 13 %,

  • other fruits, including mixtures of fruit, and other edible parts of plants: 9 %.

4. For the purposes of subheadings 20083011 to 20083039, 20084011 to 20084039, 20085011 to 20085059, 20086011 to 20086039, 20087011 to 20087059, 20088011 to 20088039, 20089311 to 20089329, 20089712 to 20089738 and 20089911 to 20089940, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them:

  • ‘actual alcoholic strength by mass’: the number of kilograms of pure alcohol contained in 100 kg of the product,

  • ‘% mas’: the symbol for alcoholic strength by mass.

5. The following is to be applied to the products as they are presented:

  1. (a) the added sugar content of products of heading 2009 corresponds to the ‘sugar content’ less the figures given hereunder, according to the kind of juice concerned:

    • lemon or tomato juice: 3,

    • grape juice: 15,

    • other fruit or vegetable juices, including mixtures of juices: 13.

  2. (b) the fruit juices with added sugar, of a Brix value not exceeding 67 and containing less than 50 % by weight of fruit juice lose their original character of fruit juices of heading 2009.

Item (b) does not apply to concentrated natural fruit juices. Consequently, concentrated natural fruit juices are not excluded from heading 2009.

6. For the purposes of subheadings 20096951 and 20096971, ‘concentrated grape juice (including grape must)’ means grape juice (including grape must) for which the figure indicated by a refractometer (used in accordance with the method prescribed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014) at a temperature of 20 °C is not less than 50,9 %.

7. For the purposes of subheadings 20019092, 20060035, 20060091, 20071091, 20079993, 20089703, 20089705, 20089712, 20089716, 20089732, 20089736, 20089751, 20089772, 20089776, 20089792, 20089794, 20089797, 20089924, 20089931, 20089936, 20089938, 20089948, 20089963, 20098934, 20098936, 20098973, 20098985, 20098988, 20098997, 20099092, 20099095 and 20099097, ‘tropical fruit’ means guavas, mangoes, mangosteens, papaws (papayas), tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees, jackfruit, sapodillo plums, passion fruit, carambola and pitahaya.

8. For the purposes of subheadings 20019092, 20060035, 20060091, 20079993, 20081912, 20081992, 20089703, 20089705, 20089712, 20089716, 20089732, 20089736, 20089751, 20089772, 20089776, 20089792, 20089794 and 20089797, ‘tropical nuts’ means coconuts, cashew nuts, Brazil nuts, areca (or betel), cola and macadamia nuts.

9. Seaweeds and other algae prepared or preserved by processes not provided for in Chapter 12, such as cooking, roasting, seasoning or adding sugar, fall in Chapter 20 as preparations of other parts of plants. Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, are to be classified under heading 1212.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise: peaches, including nectarines?

Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise: peaches, including nectarines fall under HS subheading 2008.70, part of heading 2008, in section IV of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2008.70 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 14% to 25%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2008.70 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 15.2% to 25.6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants…?

Greece, with US$388.5m in 2024 (41.1% of world exports).