Packed in units weighing (with the immediate container, if any) not more than 4.6 kg

This code covers dates packed in units weighing 4.6 kg or less. Use this code for imported dates meeting this weight specification, keeping in mind a general duty of 13.2¢/kg applies unless the goods qualify for preferential treatment under free trade agreements.

Detailed information for HTS Code 0804.10.20

This tariff code falls within the section covering edible fruit and nuts, specifically dealing with dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens. The 0804.10.20 code is for dates, whole with or without pits, that are packaged in units weighing no more than 4.6 kg. There are two statistical reporting suffixes available: 0804.10.20.10 is used for certified organic dates, while 0804.10.20.90 covers all other dates meeting the weight and product description, so choose the suffix based on organic certification status.

Chapter	Chapter 8 - Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
Section	Section II - Vegetable Products

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General Duty

13.2¢/kg

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The duty for HTS code 0804.10.20 and its subdivisions (0804.10.20.10 and 0804.10.20.90) is reported in kg. The general duty rate is 13.2¢/kg, applying to imports from countries without specific trade agreements. However, a duty-free rate applies to goods originating from countries with eligible Free Trade Agreements or preference programs, including A+, Australia, Bahrain, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Morocco, Oman, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Singapore and others. Both the general and special rates apply to both subdivisions, 0804.10.20.10 (Certified organic) and 0804.10.20.90 (Other).

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 16.5¢/kg

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Code subdivisions

0804.10.20.10

Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried: > Dates: > Whole, with or without pits: > Packed in units weighing (with the immediate container, if any) not more than 4.6 kg > Certified organic

0804.10.20.90

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Chapter & section notes

Chapter notes

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes CHAPTER 8 EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS II 8-1 Notes 1. This chapter does not cover inedible nuts or fruit. 2. Chilled fruit and nuts are to be classified in the same headings as the corresponding fresh fruit and nuts. 3. Dried fruit or dried nuts of this chapter may be partially rehydrated, or treated for the following purposes: (a) For additional preservation or stabilization (for example, by moderate heat treatment, sulfuring, the addition of sorbic acid or potassium sorbate), (b) To improve or maintain their appearance (for example, by the addition of vegetable oil or small quantities of glucose syrup), provided that they retain the character of dried fruits or dried nuts. 4. Heading 0812 applies to fruit and nuts which have been treated solely to ensure their provisional preservation during transport or storage prior to use (for example, by sulfur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulfur water or in other preservative solutions), provided they remain unsuitable for immediate consumption in that state. Additional U.S. Note 1. No allowance shall be made for dirt or other impurities in nuts of any kind, shelled or not shelled. Statistical Note 1. For a list of approved standards for "certified organic", see General Statistical Note 6. 2. For the purposes of statistical reporting numbers 0807.11.3020, 0807.11.3060, 0807.11.4020 and 0807.11.4060, "miniature type" watermelons (also marketed as mini, personal, personal-size or personal mini), refers to watermelons weighing at least 0.91 kg (2 pounds) but not over 3.18 kg (7 pounds). 3. For the purposes of statistical reporting numbers 0810.10.2020, 0810.10.2060, 0810.10.4020 and 0810.10.4060, strawberries "for processing" refers to strawberries that are conventionally and certified organically grown and then shipped loose (not placed into any other containers such as pints or plastic clamshells) in plastic flats not weighing more than 0.91 kg (2 pounds), excluding the weight of the plastic flats.These strawberries are sometimes called "cannery" "freezer" or "juice" strawberries.They are not sold for immediate consumption on the fresh market. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II 8-2

Section notes

SECTION II VEGETABLE PRODUCTS II-1 Note 1. In this section the term "pellets" means products which have been agglomerated either directly by compression or by the addition of a binder in a proportion not exceeding 3 percent by weight. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes II-2 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Revision 29 (2025) Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes

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