Apples, pears and quinces; fresh
HS v2017 Code: 0808
About apples, pears and quinces; fresh
HS code 0808 covers the import and export of fresh apples, pears, and quinces. These fruits are widely consumed globally and play a significant role in the agricultural and food processing industries. They are valued for their nutritional properties, versatility in culinary applications, and economic importance as major agricultural commodities traded internationally.
Production process
The production of apples, pears, and quinces involves several key steps. Orchards are carefully cultivated, with trees pruned and managed to optimize fruit yield and quality. Harvesting is typically done by hand or with specialized machinery, ensuring the fruits are picked at the optimal ripeness. Post-harvest, the fruits may undergo sorting, grading, and storage procedures to maintain freshness and prepare them for distribution and sale.
Production inputs
The main inputs required for the production of apples, pears, and quinces include fertile agricultural land, suitable climate conditions, water for irrigation, and specialized farming equipment. Growers also rely on inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides, and labor to maintain the orchards and ensure a healthy, bountiful harvest. 0301 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage and 3101 Animal or vegetable fertilizers are examples of other HS codes that may provide key inputs to this industry.
Production outputs
The primary outputs of HS code 0808 are the fresh apples, pears, and quinces themselves, which are then distributed and sold to consumers, food processors, and other industries. These fruits may be further processed into a variety of products, such as juices, jams, and canned or dried goods, which fall under other HS codes such as 2009 (Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter) and 2008 Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included.
Family tree for apples, pears and quinces; fresh
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A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/08'>08: Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0808'>0808: Apples, pears and quinces; fresh</a>"]
A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0801'>0801: Nuts, edible; coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0802'>0802: Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0803'>0803: Bananas, including plantains; fresh or dried</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0804'>0804: Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0805'>0805: Citrus fruit; fresh or dried</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0806'>0806: Grapes; fresh or dried</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0807'>0807: Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0809'>0809: Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0810'>0810: Fruit, fresh; n.e.c. in chapter 08</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0811'>0811: Fruit and nuts; uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0812'>0812: Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved; e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0813'>0813: Fruit, dried, other than that of heading no. 0801 to 0806; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this chapter</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/0814'>0814: Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons); fresh, frozen dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions</a>"]
B --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/080810'>080810: Fruit, edible; apples, fresh</a>"]
B --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/080830'>080830: Fruit, edible; pears, fresh</a>"]
B --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2017/080840'>080840: Fruit, edible; quinces, fresh</a>"]
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