0814.00.80.00 - Other 🖩

This HTS category, 0814.00.80.00, encompasses peels of citrus fruit or melons, including watermelons, that are fresh, frozen, dried, or provisionally preserved. Unlike the specifically enumerated categories for orange/citron peels (0814.00.10.00) and lime peels (0814.00.40.00), this provision serves as a residual category for all other types of fruit and melon peels meeting the stipulated preservation methods.

The distinction between this category and its siblings lies in the specific botanical origin of the peel. If the peel is definitively identifiable as originating from an orange or citron, or a lime, it would be classified under those respective subheadings. Only when the peel's origin is a different type of citrus fruit (such as grapefruit, lemon, tangerine, or pomelo) or any variety of melon or watermelon, and it falls within the specified preservation states, will it be classified here.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, the classification hinges on accurately identifying the fruit or melon from which the peel is derived and ensuring it meets the fresh, frozen, dried, or provisionally preserved criteria. Examples include dried grapefruit peel used in confectionery, frozen melon rind intended for industrial processing, or fresh watermelon rind preserved in brine.