Code 0805 50 · Heading 0805

Fresh or dried lemons and limes

This code covers fresh or dried lemons of the species Citrus limon or Citrus limonum and limes of the species Citrus aurantifolia or Citrus latifolia. The deciding factor is whether the fruit is a named lemon or lime species.

For example

Fresh Citrus limon lemons
Dried Citrus limonum lemons
Fresh Citrus aurantifolia limes
Dried Citrus latifolia limes

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Official tariff text

Fresh or dried lemons "Citrus limon, Citrus limonum" and limes "Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia"

How we got to this code

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0805
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Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section II Vegetable products
Is the product a living plant or flower; an edible vegetable, root, tuber, fruit or nut; coffee, tea, maté or a spice; cereal; a milling product, malt, starch, inulin or wheat gluten; a seed, plant for industrial or medical use, straw or fodder plant; shellac, a carbohydrate gum, natural resin, plant sap or plant extract; or a vegetable plaiting material or another vegetable product not listed elsewhere?
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Step 2 · Chapter 08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melo… 3 of 9 chapters in section II
What type of fruit, nut, or citrus or melon peel is it, and is it fresh, dried, frozen, cooked in water or steam, or preliminarily preserved?
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Step 3 · Heading 0805 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried 5 of 14 headings under chapter 08
Which citrus-fruit group is it: oranges or bitter oranges; mandarins, tangerines or satsumas; clementines; wilkings or similar citrus hybrids; grapefruit or pomelo; lemons or limes; or another citrus fruit?
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Step 4 · Subheading 0805 50 Fresh or dried lemons "Citrus limon, Citrus limonum… 6 of 7 subheadings under heading 0805
Are they lemons (Citrus limon or Citrus limonum) or limes (Citrus aurantifolia or Citrus latifolia)?

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Import duty on the codes below: 12.8%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 2.4% to 16.0%.

0805 10 Fresh or dried oranges 3.2–12.0%
0805 21 Fresh or dried mandarins incl. tangerines and satsumas (excl. clementines) 16.0%
0805 22 Fresh or dried clementines incl. monreales 16.0%
0805 29 Fresh or dried wilkings and similar citrus hybrids 16.0%
0805 40 Fresh or dried grapefruit and pomelos 2.4%
0805 50 Fresh or dried lemons "Citrus limon, Citrus limonum" and limes "Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia" you are here 12.8%
0805 90 Fresh or dried citrus fruit (excl. oranges, lemons "Citrus limon, Citrus limonum", limes "Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia", grapefruit, mandarins, incl. tangerines and satsumas, clementines, wilkings and similar citrus hybrids) 12.8%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

The rate depends on the line.

Their lines3 Norwegian lines

08.05.5010 For feed purpose

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 6.0% to 12.0%

Their lines4 British lines
EU originDuty free

0805 50 10 10 Fresh

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

2.2¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines5 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

0805.50.20.10 Citrus fruit, fresh or dried, Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 3 Norwegian lines

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

08.05.5010

For feed purpose

Ordinary duty

1,74 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
08.05.5020

Lemons

Ordinary duty

Duty free
08.05.5030

Limes

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 4 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

0805 50 10 10

Fresh

Ordinary duty

6.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0805 50 10 90

Other

Ordinary duty

6.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0805 50 90 10

Fresh

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
0805 50 90 90

Other

Ordinary duty

12.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

See the 5 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

0805.50.20.10

Citrus fruit, fresh or dried, Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia), Lemons, Certified organic

General rate

2.2¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 2.2¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
0805.50.20.50

Citrus fruit, fresh or dried, Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia), Lemons, Other

General rate

2.2¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 2.2¢/kg. Unless this line is exempt, the additional US duty brings its duty to 10.0% of its customs value where the ordinary duty is lower. The amount depends on the quantity and the customs value, so we do not turn it into a percentage. US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
0805.50.30.20

Citrus fruit, fresh or dried, Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia), Limes, Tahitian limes, Persian limes and other limes of the Citrus latifolia variety, Certified organic

General rate

0.8%

From the EU

0.8% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions
0805.50.30.40

Citrus fruit, fresh or dried, Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia), Limes, Tahitian limes, Persian limes and other limes of the Citrus latifolia variety, Other

General rate

0.8%

From the EU

0.8% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions
0805.50.40.00

Citrus fruit, fresh or dried, Lemons (Citrus limon, Citrus limonum) and limes (Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia), Limes, Other

General rate

1.8¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 1.8¢/kg. No additional US duty applies to this line. US headings applied: 9903.05.86 U.S. note 52(b) to subchapter III of chapter 99, 91 FR 47318: as provided in heading 9903.05.86, the duties imposed by headings 9903.05.20 through 9903.05.84 shall not apply to articles classifiable in the listed provisions

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.