Frozen fruit is classified in Chapter 08 of the Harmonised System, and frozen berries sit under heading 0811, which covers fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen. The subheading depends on the species and on whether sugar or other sweetening matter has been added.
Why you should not take a code from a web page
Classification depends on the exact composition and presentation of your product, and the consequences of getting it wrong are duty adjustments, delays and penalties. Added sugar, mixtures of species, and further processing all change the subheading. National tariff systems also add digits beyond the six-digit HS level, and those extra digits are where duty rates and measures actually attach.
What to do instead
- Ask your customs broker or freight forwarder to confirm the classification for your specific product.
- For binding certainty in the EU, a Binding Tariff Information decision is the formal route.
- Keep the classification, the reasoning and the date on file; it is the first thing an auditor asks for.
- Re-check the code when the recipe or presentation changes, including a switch to a sweetened product.
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