Chapter 20: Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

Section IV — Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, spirits and vinegar; tobacco

9 headings · 103 total HS codes

Classification Notes for Chapter 20
Notes 1. This Chapter does not cover: 2. 2007 and 2008 do not apply to fruit jellies, fruit pastes, sugar-coated almonds or the like in the form of sugar confectionery (1704) or chocolate confectionery (1806). 3. 2001, 2004 and 2005 cover, as the case may be, only those products of Chapter 7 or of 1105 or 1106 (other than flour, meal and powder of the products of Chapter 8) which have been prepared or preserved by processes other than those referred to in Note 1(a). 4. Tomato juice the dry weight content of which is 7% or more is to be classified in 2002. 5. For the purposes of 2007, "obtained by cooking" means obtained by heat treatment at atmospheric pressure or under reduced pressure to increase the viscosity of a product through reduction of water content or other means. 6. For the purposes of 2009, "juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit" means juices of an alcoholic strength by volume (see Note 2 to Chapter 22) not exceeding 0.5% vol. Note 1 Operative 1/1/22 Subheading Notes 1. For the purposes of 2005.10.00, "homogenised vegetables" means preparations of vegetables, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale food suitable&/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/tariff-classification/current-tariff/schedule-3/section-/chapter-160;for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of vegetables. 2005.10.00 takes precedence over all other subheadings of 2005. 2. For the purposes of 2007.10.00, "homogenised preparations" means preparations of fruit, finely homogenised, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children&/importing-exporting-and-manufacturing/tariff-classification/current-tariff/schedule-3/section-/chapter-160;or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of fruit. 2007.10.00 takes precedence over all other subheadings of 2007. 3. For the purposes of 2009.12.00, 2009.21.00, 2009.31, 2009.41.00, 2009.61.00 and 2009.71.00, "Brix value" means the direct reading of degrees Brix obtained from a Brix hydrometer or of refractive index expressed in terms of percentage sucrose content obtained from a refractometer, at a temperature of 20°C or corrected for 20°C if the reading is made at a different temperature. Additional Notes 1. For the purposes of 2009, "TSS" means total soluble solids as determined by the International Federation of Fruit Juice Producers analysis method No. 8B, 1968. 2. For the purposes of 2009 and 2009.1, "juice" shall be taken to include products of oranges, regardless of method of derivation.

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What is the import duty on preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants in Australia?

Chapter 20 of the Australian Tariff covers preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants. Duty rates vary by product — there are 9 headings in this chapter. Use the table below to find specific rates, or try our free calculator for an instant estimate.

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