Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water); frozen

HS v2017 Code: 0710

About vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water); frozen

HS code 0710 covers a wide range of frozen vegetables, including common staples like peas, carrots, and broccoli, as well as more specialized items like artichokes and okra. This industry plays a vital role in the global food supply chain, providing consumers with access to nutritious produce year-round, regardless of local growing seasons. The frozen vegetable market is a significant component of the broader 0700 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers industry, which is essential for meeting the world's growing demand for food.

Production process

The production of frozen vegetables typically involves several key steps. First, the vegetables are harvested at the peak of ripeness and quickly transported to processing facilities. They are then washed, sorted, and trimmed before being blanched in hot water or steam to inactivate enzymes and preserve color and texture. Next, the vegetables are rapidly frozen, often using cryogenic or blast freezing methods, to lock in freshness and nutrients. Finally, the frozen vegetables are packaged and stored in controlled environments before being distributed to retailers and food service providers.

Production inputs

The frozen vegetable industry relies on a variety of inputs, including high-quality agricultural land, water for irrigation and processing, and specialized machinery for harvesting, sorting, and freezing. Growers and processors also require access to reliable transportation networks to move the perishable produce from field to factory to market. Additionally, the industry utilizes significant energy resources, such as electricity and natural gas, to power the freezing and storage processes.

Production outputs

The primary output of the HS code 0710 industry is, of course, frozen vegetables. These products are then consumed by a wide range of industries, including 1601 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood; food preparations based on these products, 1902 (Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared), and 2001 Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid.

Family tree for vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water); frozen

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/07'>07: Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0710'>0710: Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water); frozen</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0701'>0701: Potatoes; fresh or chilled</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0702'>0702: Tomatoes; fresh or chilled</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0703'>0703: Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables; fresh or chilled</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0704'>0704: Cabbages, cauliflowers, kohlrabi, kale and similar edible brassicas; fresh or chilled</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0705'>0705: Lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (cichorium spp.) fresh or chilled</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0706'>0706: Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots; fresh or chilled</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0707'>0707: Cucumbers and gherkins; fresh or chilled</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0708'>0708: Leguminous vegetables; shelled or unshelled, fresh or chilled</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0709'>0709: Vegetables; n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0711'>0711: Vegetables provisionally preserved; (e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0712'>0712: Vegetables, dried; whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0713'>0713: Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0714'>0714: Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content; fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith</a>"]

    B --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/071010'>071010: Vegetables; potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen</a>"]
B --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/071021'>071021: Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen</a>"]
B --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/071022'>071022: Vegetables, leguminous; beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen</a>"]
B --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/071029'>071029: Vegetables, leguminous; (other than peas or beans), shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen</a>"]
B --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/071030'>071030: Vegetables; spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach), uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen</a>"]
B --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/071040'>071040: Vegetables; sweetcorn, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen</a>"]
B --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/071080'>071080: Vegetables; uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, n.e.c. in heading no. 0710, frozen</a>"]
B --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/071090'>071090: Vegetable mixtures; uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen</a>"]


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