Code 0812 90 · Heading 0812

Temporarily preserved fruits and nuts other than cherries, not ready to eat

This covers fruits and nuts temporarily preserved, for example in sulphur dioxide, brine, sulphurous water or another preserving solution. They must not be prepared for immediate consumption, and cherries are excluded.

For example

Temporarily preserved pears in brine, not prepared for immediate consumption
Temporarily preserved peaches in a preserving solution, not prepared for immediate consumption

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Official tariff text

Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (excl. cherries)

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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 0812 Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved, e.g. by su… 12 of 14 headings under chapter 08
Are the temporarily preserved fruit or nuts cherries, or are they other fruit or nuts?
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Step 4 · Subheading 0812 90 Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved, e.g. by su… 2 of 2 subheadings under heading 0812
Is it apricots or oranges; papaya; fruit of the species “Vaccinium myrtillus”; guavaberries, mangoes, mangosteens, tamarinds, cashew apples, litchis, jackfruits, sapodillas, passion fruit, carambolas, pitahaya, coconuts, cashew nuts, Brazil nuts, areca nuts (“betel nuts”), kola nuts or Queensland nuts; or another temporarily preserved fruit or nut other than cherries?

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Import duty on the codes below: 2.3–12.8%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 2.3% to 8.8%.

0812 10 Cherries, provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption 8.8%
0812 90 Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (excl. cherries) you are here 2.3–12.8%

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 lines4 Norwegian lines

08.12.9010 Citrus fruit

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines10 British lines

0812 90 25 11 Comminuted

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

1.8¢/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 lines6 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

0812.90.10.00 Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

08.12.9010

Citrus fruit

Ordinary duty

Duty free
08.12.9020

Apricots and peaches

Ordinary duty

Duty free
08.12.9030

Strawberries

Ordinary duty

8,59 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

The ordinary rate applies. Norway lists no separate rate for goods from the EU.
08.12.9090

Other

Ordinary duty

8,59 NOK per kg

Goods of EU origin

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

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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

All 10 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

Duty free

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).

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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.

0812.90.10.00

Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption, Other, Mixtures of two or more fruits

General rate

11.2%

From the EU

11.2% Estimated from published US measures 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
0812.90.20.00

Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption, Other, Citrus

General rate

1.8¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 1.8¢/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
0812.90.30.00

Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption, Other, Figs

General rate

2.6¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 2.6¢/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
0812.90.40.00

Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption, Other, Pineapples

General rate

0.25¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.25¢/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
0812.90.50.00

Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption, Other, Strawberries

General rate

0.8¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.8¢/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
0812.90.90.00

Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption, Other

General rate

0.1¢/kg

From the EU

No single figure Estimated from published US measures 0.1¢/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

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.