Subheading · Chapter 20 · Heading 2008
2008.99: Other, including mixtures other than those of subheading: other
Other prepared or preserved fruit
Official description Other
2008.99 is the HS subheading for other prepared or preserved fruit, under heading 2008 in chapter 20.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 2008 99 00 00 Other
- Containing added spirit
- Ginger
- 2008 99 11 00 Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11.85% mas 10%
- 2008 99 19 00 Other 16%
- Grapes
- 2008 99 21 00 With a sugar content exceeding 13% by weight 25 % + 3.1 GBP / 100 kg
- 2008 99 23 00 Other 25%
- Other
- With a sugar content exceeding 9% by weight
- Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11.85% mas
- 2008 99 24 00 Tropical fruit 16%
- 2008 99 28 00 Other 25%
- 2008 99 28 10 Figs 25%
- 2008 99 28 90 Other 25%
- Other
- 2008 99 31 00 Tropical fruit 16 % + 2.1 GBP / 100 kg
- 2008 99 34 00 Other 25.00 % + 3.50 GBP / 100 kg
- 2008 99 34 10 Figs 25 % + 3.5 GBP / 100 kg
- 2008 99 34 90 Other 25 % + 3.5 GBP / 100 kg
- Other
- Of an actual alcoholic strength by mass not exceeding 11.85% mas
- 2008 99 36 00 Tropical fruit 14%
- 2008 99 37 00 Other 20%
- 2008 99 37 10 Figs 20%
- 2008 99 37 90 Other 20%
- Other
- 2008 99 38 00 Tropical fruit 16%
- 2008 99 40 00 Other 25%
- 2008 99 40 10 Figs 25%
- 2008 99 40 90 Other 25%
- Not containing added spirit
- Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content exceeding 1 kg
- 2008 99 41 00 Ginger Free
- 2008 99 43 00 Grapes 18%
- 2008 99 43 10 Flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 18%
- 2008 99 43 90 Other 18%
- 2008 99 45 00 Plums and prunes 16%
- 2008 99 45 30 Flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 16%
- 2008 99 45 90 Other 16%
- 2008 99 48 00 Tropical fruit 10%
- Passion fruit, guavas and tamarinds 10%
- 2008 99 48 11 Flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 10%
- 2008 99 48 19 Other 10%
- Mangoes, mangosteens, papaws (papayas), cashew apples, lychees, jackfruit, sapodillo plums, carambola and pitahaya 10%
- 2008 99 48 91 Flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 10%
- 2008 99 48 99 Other 10%
- 2008 99 49 00 Other 16%
- 2008 99 49 10 Flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 16%
- 2008 99 49 60 Figs 16%
- 2008 99 49 70 Blanched vine leaves of the genus karakishmish, in brine, containing by weight: - more than 6% of salt concentration, - 0.1% or more but not more than 1.4% of acidity expressed as citric acid monohydrate and - whether or not but not more than 2 000 mg/kg of sodium benzoate according codex stan 192-1995 for use in the manufacture of stuffed vine leaves with rice 16%
- 2008 99 49 80 Other 16%
- Containing added sugar, in immediate packings of a net content not exceeding 1 kg
- 2008 99 51 00 Ginger Free
- 2008 99 63 00 Tropical fruit 12%
- 2008 99 63 10 Flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 12%
- 2008 99 63 90 Other 12%
- 2008 99 67 00 Other 20%
- 2008 99 67 91 Flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 20%
- 2008 99 67 95 Figs 20%
- 2008 99 67 99 Other 20%
- Not containing added sugar
- Plums and prunes, in immediate packings of a net content
- 2008 99 72 00 Of 5 kg or more 14%
- 2008 99 72 10 Flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 14%
- 2008 99 72 90 Other 14%
- 2008 99 78 00 Of less than 5 kg 18%
- 2008 99 78 20 Flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 18%
- 2008 99 78 80 Other 18%
- 2008 99 85 00 Maize (corn), other than sweetcorn (zea mays var. saccharata) 4 % + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
- 2008 99 91 00 Yams, sweet potatoes and similar edible parts of plants, containing 5% or more by weight of starch 8 % + 3.1 GBP / 100 kg/net eda
- 2008 99 99 00 Other 18%
- Vine leaves 18%
- 2008 99 99 11 Blanched vine leaves of the genus karakishmish, in brine, containing by weight: - more than 6% of salt concentration, - 0.1% or more but not more than 1.4% of acidity expressed as citric acid monohydrate and - whether or not but not more than 2 000 mg/kg of sodium benzoate according codex stan 192-1995 for use in the manufacture of stuffed vine leaves with rice 18%
- 2008 99 99 19 Other 18%
- 2008 99 99 20 Hop shoots and similar edible parts of plants 18%
- 2008 99 99 30 Flaked or powdered, whether or not containing starch 18%
- 2008 99 99 35 Frozen pulp from acai berries: -hydrated and pasteurised, -separated from the kernels by the addition of water, -with a brix value of less than 6, and -with a sugar content of less than 5.6% 18%
- 2008 99 99 50 Watermelon (egusi, citrullus spp.) seeds and derived products 18%
- 2008 99 99 60 Figs 18%
- 2008 99 99 79 Peppers (sweet or other than sweet) (capsicum spp.) 18%
- 2008 99 99 80 Curry leaves (bergera koenigii, syn.: murraya koenigii) (frozen) 18%
- 2008 99 99 90 Other 18%
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 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2026
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 51 lines
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use 6%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 51 lines
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 51 lines
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension 0% + 3.1 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y15
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 51 lines
Import requirements 4
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 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).
- 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
- Documents
- C644 Certificate of inspection for organic products
- Y929 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2018/848 (organic products)
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Egypt, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Türkiye
- Legal act
- 2019/1793, 2024/120
- 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))
- Y978 Exemption by virtue paragraph 3 of Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1793
- Tariff lines
- on 10 of 51 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free – 25% |
| 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 |
| CPTPPQuota | Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore | 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 |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreementQuota | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreementQuota | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free – 21.5% |
| 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–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | 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–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–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | 0% + 7.8 GBP / 100 kg / net drained wt |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| £15.5m | 9.5% | -0.9% | |
| £13.8m | 8.5% | -15% | |
| £12.5m | 7.7% | +16% | |
| £11.8m | 7.3% | +1.9% | |
| £10.4m | 6.4% | +16.7% | |
| £10m | 6.2% | +3.5% | |
| £9.9m | 6.1% | +33% | |
| £7.6m | 4.7% | -4.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$849kUS$849k+US$11m+US$92m+> US$213m
Exports: 179
- Mexico: US$814m
- China: US$795m
- South Korea: US$599m
- Thailand: US$403m
- India: US$243m
- United States: US$213m
- Canada: US$204m
- Netherlands: US$183m
- Germany: US$163m
- Philippines: US$160m
- France: US$157m
- Costa Rica: US$142m
- Ecuador: US$137m
- Colombia: US$133m
- Vietnam: US$116m
- Spain: US$108m
- Brazil: US$101m
- Italy: US$92m
- Belgium: US$90m
- Honduras: US$76m
- Japan: US$62m
- Austria: US$57m
- Türkiye: US$52m
- Poland: US$52m
- Peru: US$47m
- Guatemala: US$43m
- Taiwan: US$42m
- Hungary: US$42m
- South Africa: US$39m
- Egypt: US$35m
- Iran: US$31m
- Indonesia: US$28m
- Bulgaria: US$27m
- Dominican Republic: US$27m
- Greece: US$26m
- Chile: US$19m
- Portugal: US$17m
- Czechia: US$17m
- Denmark: US$15m
- United Kingdom: US$14m
- Sri Lanka: US$12m
- Malaysia: US$11m
- Jamaica: US$11m
- Ghana: US$11m
- Serbia: US$11m
- El Salvador: US$10m
- Cambodia: US$9m
- Russia: US$9m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Mali: US$6m
- Australia: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Armenia: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Pakistan: US$5m
- Kenya: US$5m
- Laos: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$9m+US$45m+> US$211m
Imports: 217
- United States: US$2bn
- Japan: US$412m
- Netherlands: US$274m
- Germany: US$252m
- Canada: US$225m
- France: US$220m
- United Kingdom: US$211m
- China: US$181m
- South Korea: US$142m
- Australia: US$111m
- Russia: US$105m
- Spain: US$90m
- Poland: US$87m
- Belgium: US$79m
- Vietnam: US$74m
- Malaysia: US$70m
- Italy: US$68m
- Taiwan: US$68m
- Austria: US$55m
- Mexico: US$54m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$48m
- Saudi Arabia: US$45m
- Türkiye: US$41m
- Indonesia: US$36m
- Sweden: US$35m
- Switzerland: US$34m
- Singapore: US$32m
- United Arab Emirates: US$32m
- Romania: US$31m
- Norway: US$29m
- Israel: US$28m
- Denmark: US$28m
- Thailand: US$27m
- Czechia: US$27m
- Portugal: US$26m
- Greece: US$23m
- Ukraine: US$23m
- Chile: US$21m
- Jamaica: US$20m
- New Zealand: US$20m
- Kazakhstan: US$19m
- Hungary: US$18m
- Finland: US$18m
- Philippines: US$17m
- Ireland: US$15m
- Slovakia: US$15m
- Guatemala: US$14m
- El Salvador: US$11m
- Honduras: US$11m
- Belarus: US$11m
- Dominican Republic: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$10m
- Costa Rica: US$10m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Cambodia: US$9m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Colombia: US$9m
- Latvia: US$8m
- Brazil: US$8m
- Panama: US$8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$814m | 14% | |
| 2 | US$795m | 13.6% | |
| 3 | US$599m | 10.3% | |
| 4 | US$403m | 6.9% | |
| 5 | US$243m | 4.2% | |
| 6 | US$213m | 3.6% | |
| 7 | US$204m | 3.5% | |
| 8 | US$183m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$163m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$160m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$2bn | 34.6% | |
| 2 | US$412m | 7.1% | |
| 3 | US$274m | 4.7% | |
| 4 | US$252m | 4.3% | |
| 5 | US$225m | 3.9% | |
| 6 | US$220m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$211m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$181m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$142m | 2.4% | |
| 10 | US$111m | 1.9% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 64
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.
- N364378 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of fruit products from France and Guatemala
- N362304 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of casava flatbread from Venezuela.
- N360422 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Taro Lime Flavor Chips from China.
- N358388 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of coconut cream and papaya preparations from the Dominican Republic.
- N356928 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a snack food from the Philippines
- N356669 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a snack food from South Korea
- 600016970 HMRC
Banana based puree gel produced also containing lemon juice, salt, and date syrup. Not cooked, hot-fill pasteurised in a screw top pouch intended for direct consumption. Presented for retail sale.
- 600016310 HMRC
Mango based puree gel produced also containing lemon juice, salt, and date syrup. Not cooked, hot-fill pasteurised in a screw top pouch intended for direct consumption. Presented for retail sale.
- 600015907 HMRC
Dried dates snack food with sparkling cola flavouring. Ingredients: Pitted dates, popping candy (sugar, malt syrup, carbon dioxide), vegetable oil (shea), chicory root fibre (inulin), acid (malic acid, citric acid), flavouring (cola). 100g pack
- 600015908 HMRC
Dried dates snack food with sour pear flavour. Ingredients: Ingredients: Pitted dates, chicory root fibre (inulin), vegetable oil (shea), acid (malic acid, citric acid), pear powder, flavouring (pear) 100g pack
- 600015909 HMRC
Dried dates snack food with sour lemon and strawberry flavour Ingredients: Ingredients: Pitted dates, pomegranate powder, vegetable oil (shea), chicory root fibre (inulin), acid (malic acid), flavouring (strawberry, lemon). 100g pack
- 600015910 HMRC
Dried dates snack food with sour raspberry and blueberry flavour. Ingredients: Pitted dates, blueberry powder, chicory root fibre (inulin),vegetable oil (shea), acid (malic acid), flavouring (strawberry, blueberry, raspberry). 100g pack
64 rulings in total for this code
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.
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CELEX 32026R2327 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1455 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 2
2026HTSRev2 · Source: hts.usitc.gov
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 2008.99 into 51 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 25% (average 16.4%). 2 of them are duty-free. 6 lines have a specific or compound duty.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 2008.99 covers 25 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 25.6%. 2 of them are duty-free. 5 lines have a specific or compound duty.
146 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 – 25%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of other prepared or preserved fruit into the UK came to £163.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 10% on the year before); Belgium supplied 10%, followed by India.
In 2024, countries exported other prepared or preserved fruit worth US$6bn (+7.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was Mexico (US$814m), followed by China.
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:
0,93 in respect of products of subheadings 200820 to 200880, 200893, 200897 and 200899;
0,95 in respect of products of the other headings.
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:
(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.
(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.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other, including mixtures other than those of subheading: other?
Other, including mixtures other than those of subheading: other fall under HS subheading 2008.99, part of heading 2008, in section IV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other, including mixtures other than those of… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 2008.99 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 25%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other, including mixtures other than those of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 2008.99 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 25.6%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other, including mixtures other than those of…?
Mexico, with US$814m in 2024 (14% of world exports).
Which countries can export other prepared or preserved fruit to the UK duty-free?
146 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 – 25% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other prepared or preserved fruit?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import other prepared or preserved fruit from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Belgium (10%), India (9%) and Italy (8%), out of total imports of £163.2m.