2008.19.50.00 - Watermelon seeds 🖩

This HTS classification, 2008.19.50.00, specifically covers watermelon seeds that have been prepared or preserved. This includes seeds that may have undergone processing such as drying, roasting, or salting, but are not otherwise specified in other subheadings within Chapter 20. The preparation and preservation methods are key to their inclusion under this specific code.

While this subheading falls under the broader category of "Nuts, peanuts (ground-nuts) and other seeds, whether or not mixed together," it distinguishes itself from other sibling categories by focusing exclusively on watermelon seeds. For instance, it is separate from classifications for Brazil nuts, cashews, coconuts, filberts, pecans, pignolia, and pistachios, each of which are specifically enumerated in their own subheadings. The defining characteristic is the botanical origin: the seed of the watermelon fruit.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, the classification of watermelon seeds as prepared or preserved goods under 2008.19.50.00 is definitive. Any watermelon seeds falling outside the scope of this specific preparation or preservation, or seeds intended for planting rather than consumption or other direct use, may be classified under different HTS codes.