Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts… (chapter 20): which countries import it

Fact sheet

Code

20

Sector

Food and Drink

Headings in this chapter

• Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acidHeading 2001
• Tomatoes; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidHeading 2002
• Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acidHeading 2003
• Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006Heading 2004
• Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006Heading 2005
• Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glace or crystallised)Heading 2006
• Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree and fruit or nut pastes, being cooked preparations; whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHeading 2007
• Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved in ways n.e.c., whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or includedHeading 2008
• Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHeading 2009

Trade fairs in this sector

• Alimentaria Barcelona
• Anuga
• BIOFACH – World’s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food
• Fruit Attraction
• Gulfood
• ProWein Düsseldorf
• Salón Gourmets
• SIAL – Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL Paris)
• Summer Fancy Food Show
• Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris

What you need to know to export Chapter 20 products

Chapter 20 is split into nine headings, each with different tariff treatment, labeling rules, and market access conditions. Preserved tomatoes (2002), jams (2007), and fruit juices (2009) are the largest categories by volume. Know which heading your product falls under before you quote or register with buyers.

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