HS chapter 20
Vegetable and fruit preparations
Chapter 20 has 9 headings with 304 EU tariff lines and 61 Mercosur tariff lines. Duty-free from entry into force: 5 EU and 12 Mercosur lines. Ten years or more, a quota or excluded: 206 EU and 39 Mercosur lines.
Official chapter title: Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants · Data last updated 18 October 2026
How fast duties fall
Tariff lines of the chapter by staging category, in each schedule.
| Treatment | EU lines | Mercosur lines |
|---|---|---|
| Duty-free from entry into force (0) | 5 | 12 |
| Phased out over 4 to 8 years | 86 | 10 |
| Phased out over 10 years | 203 | 31 |
| Tariff-rate quota | 3 | 1 |
| Partial cut only | 7 | 0 |
| Excluded (E) | 0 | 7 |
Headings in this chapter
Headings with a product page are linked. For the others, open the calculator. Heading descriptions are the English HS nomenclature.
| Heading | Description | Into the EU | Into Brazil | Calculate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants; prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acidQuota | base 0–17.6%zero by 2036 | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 2002 | Prepared tomatoesQuotaExcluded lines | base 14.4%zero by 2033 | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 2003 | Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved other than by vinegar or acetic acid | base 14.4–18.4%zero by 2036 | base 14–35%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 2004 | Frozen prepared vegetablesQuota | base 5.1–19.2%zero by 2036 | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 2005 | Preserved vegetablesQuotaExcluded lines | base 5.1–19.2%zero by 2036 | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 2006 | Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit-peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glace or crystallised) | base 0–20%zero by 2036 | base 14%zero by 2030 | Calculate |
| 2007 | Jams and fruit purées | base 15–24%zero by 2036 | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 2008 | Prepared and preserved fruit and nuts | base 0–25.6%zero by 2036 | base 14–55%zero by 2036 | Calculate |
| 2009 | Fruit juiceExcluded lines | base 10.5–40%zero by 2036 | base 14%zero by 2036 | Calculate |