If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following March 31, inclusive

This code covers fresh watermelons, specifically those entered for import between December 1st and March 31st each year. Duty rates are generally 9% for standard trade partners, but can be free or 4.5% depending on the country of origin and any applicable trade agreements, as detailed within Chapter 8 for edible fruits and nuts.

Detailed information for HTS Code 0807.11.30

This tariff code falls within Chapter 8, which covers edible fruit and nuts. Specifically, code 0807.11.30 applies to fresh watermelons entered for import between December 1st and March 31st each year. Several subdivisions exist based on whether the watermelons are seedless, certified organic, and further categorized as miniature types or other, so be sure to select the appropriate suffix based on these characteristics. Statistical reporting also distinguishes between certified organic miniature watermelons, other certified organic watermelons, miniature watermelons, and other watermelons—use the suffix that most accurately describes the product being reported.

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

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General Duty

9%

Standard trade partners (NTR)

Special Duty

Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 4.5% (JP)

Eligible FTA or preference programs

The general duty rate for HTS code 0807.11.30 (Watermelons entered between December 1 and March 31) is 9%, applicable to imports from countries without specific trade agreements. Several countries (A, AU, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG) have a special reduced duty rate of Free, while Japan (JP) has a rate of 4.5% under eligible FTA or preference programs. These special rates apply to all subdivisions (0807.11.30.20 through 0807.11.30.90) as well, contingent on meeting the rules of origin for those programs. Reporting units are in kilograms (kg).

Rate of Duty (Column 2): 35%

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Code subdivisions

0807.11.30.20

Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh: > Melons (including watermelons): > Watermelons: > If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following March 31, inclusive > Seedless: > Certified organic: > Miniature type of a kind described in statistical note 2 to this chapter

0807.11.30.40

Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh: > Melons (including watermelons): > Watermelons: > If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following March 31, inclusive > Seedless: > Certified organic: > Other

0807.11.30.60

Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh: > Melons (including watermelons): > Watermelons: > If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following March 31, inclusive > Seedless: > Other: > Miniature type of a kind described in statistical note 2 to this chapter

0807.11.30.80

Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh: > Melons (including watermelons): > Watermelons: > If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following March 31, inclusive > Seedless: > Other: > Other

0807.11.30.90

Melons (including watermelons) and papayas (papaws), fresh: > Melons (including watermelons): > Watermelons: > If entered during the period from December 1, in any year, to the following March 31, inclusive > Other

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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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