Citrus fruit; fresh or dried (heading 0805): importing markets

Fact sheet

Code

0805

Chapter

08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

Subheadings

9

What to know before exporting citrus fruit under 0805

Heading 0805 sits in chapter 08, fruit and nuts. It is split into nine subheadings, so the first task is to classify the product at that level. Customs duties, quotas and documents are set per subheading, not per heading.

The import table shows two groups of markets. The United States, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom lead by declared value. Poland, Italy, Spain and Belgium also appear, which means part of the trade is intra-European and moves without customs duties between EU countries.

For a company exporting from Spain, the duty depends on the destination, the subheading and the agreement in force. Within the EU there is no customs duty. For the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan and other partners, check the preferential access conditions and proof of origin in Access2Markets. For exports to the EU's own tariff, the reference is TARIC.

Fresh fruit is also subject to plant health and marketing rules. Whether a phytosanitary certificate, a quality inspection or specific labelling is required depends on the importing country. Confirm these with the destination's plant health authority or in the Access2Markets requirements section before agreeing delivery dates with the buyer.

Import values are declared by each importing country and reported with a delay. Use the table as a guide to where demand is concentrated, not as a forecast of what a single supplier can sell. Check each market in UN Comtrade by subheading and by origin to see who already supplies it.

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