HS Code for Mangoes

Fresh and dried mangoes are classified under HTSUS subheading 0804.50, which they share with guavas and mangosteens. Fresh mangoes are split by entry date (September 1 to May 31 versus any other time), dried mangoes have their own line, and certified organic fruit is reported separately. Frozen mango, mango puree, prepared mango pulp and mango juice move to chapters 8 and 20 with different rates. Confirming the form of the mango, and for fresh fruit the entry date, is the first step in exploring the most appropriate code.

Mangoes sit in heading 0804 of the HTSUS, which covers dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried. Within it, subheading 0804.50 groups guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, and mangoes have their own statistical lines inside it.

For fresh mangoes the HTSUS uses a seasonal split. Fresh fruit entered from September 1 in any year to the following May 31 points toward 0804.50.40, while fresh fruit entered at any other time (June 1 to August 31) points toward 0804.50.60. Both lines currently carry the same general rate of 6.6¢/kg, but the entry date still decides which line applies, so it is worth checking the expected arrival date rather than the harvest date. Each line then separates certified organic mangoes (suffix 45) from other mangoes (suffix 55).

Dried mangoes point toward 0804.50.80, again with a separate certified organic line. Drying on its own keeps the fruit in chapter 8, but sweetened or infused dried mango, mango packed in syrup and mango pulp generally point toward prepared fruit in heading 2008 (2008.99.40). Frozen mango points toward 0811.90.52, cooked mango puree and paste toward 2007.99.50, and mango juice toward 2009.89.70.

A practical sequence is to confirm the form first (fresh, dried, frozen, puree, prepared or juice), then for fresh fruit the entry period, and finally whether the fruit is certified organic. The pulp versus puree question deserves a closer look, since a cooked puree and an uncooked prepared pulp can point toward different headings.

General duty rates for mangoes are mostly specific (per-kilogram) rather than ad valorem. Fresh mangoes carry around 6.6¢/kg whether they enter in the September to May period or at any other time, dried mangoes around 1.5¢/kg, and prepared mangoes under 2008.99.40 also around 1.5¢/kg. Frozen mango is the main ad valorem line at around 10.9%, mango puree runs around 1.3%, and mango juice carries a small per-liter rate around 0.5¢/liter. Preferential rates under free trade agreements or programs such as the Generalized System of Preferences may reduce or eliminate duties for qualifying origins.

These are general (MFN) rates only. Additional duties under Section 301 or IEEPA-based measures may apply depending on origin, and fresh mangoes are subject to USDA APHIS admissibility requirements, which for many origins include approved treatments such as irradiation or hot water treatment, along with FDA food facility registration and prior notice. These figures are estimates for general planning purposes only.