2008.30.96.00 - Other, including bergamots 🖩

This HTS subheading, 2008.30.96.00, encompasses a range of prepared or preserved citrus fruits that are not specifically listed under other, more defined subheadings within the 2008.30 category. While sibling categories detail specific types like oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes, grapefruit, and kumquats, this subheading serves as a catch-all for other citrus fruits prepared or preserved in any manner. This includes, but is not limited to, products such as pomelos, ugli fruit, and bergamots, which fall outside the more specific classifications.

The key distinguishing factor for this category is the absence of specific enumerations in preceding subheadings. Unlike the distinct classifications for oranges or lemons, products classified here are those prepared citrus fruits that do not meet the explicit definitions of those more granular categories. The preparation or preservation methods can include canning, freezing, drying, or being preserved in sugar or spirit, provided the commodity is not elsewhere specified.

As this subheading is a leaf node in the HTS database, there are no further subdivisions or subcategories. Therefore, classification into 2008.30.96.00 is determined by the exclusion from all other more specific citrus fruit categories under 2008.30, and confirmation that the product is indeed a prepared or preserved fruit of the citrus family. The presence of added sugar, other sweetening matter, or spirit does not preclude classification here, as long as the primary commodity remains a "citrus fruit" and is not accounted for in a more specific subheading.