CHAPTER 20 · LEGAL NOTES
Chapter 20
The 224 legal notes below govern classification under Chapter 20. They are part of the official Harmonized Tariff Schedule and are cited verbatim in CBP rulings.
As of June 9, 2026
Chapter notes
Note 1
Chapter Note 1: This chapter does not cover: (a) Vegetables, fruit or nuts, prepared or preserved by the processes specified in chapter 7, 8 or 11; (b) Vegetable fats and oils (Chapter 15); (c) Food preparations containing more than 20 percent by weight of sausage, meat, meat offal, blood, insects, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or any combination thereof (chapter 16); (d) Bakers' wares and other products of heading 1905; or (e) Homogenized composite food preparations of heading 2104.
Note 2
Chapter Note 2: Headings 2007 and 2008 do not apply to fruit jellies, fruit pastes, sugar-coated almonds or the like in the form of sugar confectionery (heading 1704) or chocolate confectionery (heading 1806).
Note 3
Chapter Note 3: Heading 2001, 2004 and 2005 cover, as the case may be, only those products of chapter 7 or of heading 1105 or 1106 (other than flour, meal and powder of the products of chapter 8), which have been prepared or preserved by processes other than those referred to in note 1(a).
Note 4
Chapter Note 4: Tomato juice the dry weight content of which is 7 percent or more is to be classified in heading 2002.
Note 5
Chapter Note 5: For the purposes of heading 2007, the expression " obtained by cooking" means obtained by heat treatment at atmospheric pressure or under reduced pressure to increase the viscosity of a product through reduction of water content or other means.
Note 6
Chapter Note 6: For the purposes of heading 2009 the expression "juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit" means juices of an alcoholic strength by volume (see note 2 to chapter 22) not exceeding 0.5 percent vol.
Additional U.S. notes
Note 1
Additional U.S. Note 1: For the purposes of heading 2009: (a) The term "liter" in the "Rates of Duty" column of the provisions applicable to fruit juices means liter of natural unconcentrated fruit juice or liter of reconstituted fruit juice;
Note 2
Additional U.S. Note 2: In determining the number of liters of reconstituted fruit juice which can be obtained from a concentrate, the degree of concentration shall be calculated on a volume basis to the nearest 0.5 degree, as determined by the ratio of the Brix value of the imported concentrated juice to that of the reconstituted juice, corrected for differences of specific gravity of the juices. Any juice having a degree of concentration of less than 1.5 (as determined before correction to the nearest 0.5 degree) shall be regarded as a natural unconcentrated juice.
Note 3
Additional U.S. Note 3: In determining the degree of concentration of mixed fruit juices, the mixture shall be considered as being wholly of the component juice having the lowest Brix value.
Note 4
Additional U.S. Note 4: The aggregate quantity of olives entered under subheadings 0711.20.18 and 2005.70.06 in any calendar year shall not exceed 4,400 metric tons.
Note 5
Additional U.S. Note 5: The aggregate quantity of peanut butter and paste entered under subheading 2008.11.05 in any calendar year shall not exceed the quantities specified in this note (articles the product of Mexico shall not be permitted or included under the aforementioned quantitative limitation and no such articles shall be classifiable therein). Quantity (metric tons) Canada 14,500 Argentina 3,650 1,600 Countries or territories identified in additional U.S. note 6 to this chapter combined (aggregate) Other countries or areas 250 Imports of peanut butter and paste under this note are subject to regulations as may be issued by the United States Trade Representative or other designated agency.
Note 6
Additional U.S. Note 6: The expression "Countries or territories identified in additional U.S. note 6 to this chapter" means that those countries listed below shall be eligible to enter, in the aggregate, the quantity specified in additional U.S. note 5 to this chapter: Albania Dominica Lesotho Rwanda Angola Dominican Republic Liberia St. Helena Anguilla Djibouti Lithuania St. Kitts and Nevis Antigua and Barbuda Ecuador Macao St. Lucia Argentina Egypt Madagascar St. Vincent and the Grenadines Aruba El Salvador Malawi Sao Tome and Principe Bahamas Equatorial Guinea Malaysia Senegal Bahrain Ethiopia Maldive Islands Seychelles Bangladesh Estonia Mali Sierra Leone Barbados Falkland Islands Malta and Gozo Slovakia Belize French Polynesia Mauritania Slovenia Benin Fiji Mauritius Solomon Islands Bhutan Gabon Montserrat Somalia Bolivia Gambia, The Morocco Sri Lanka Bosnia-Hercegovina Ghana Mozambique Suriname Botswana Gibraltar Namibia Swaziland Brazil Greenland Nepal Tanzania British Indian Ocean Territory Grenada...
Statistical notes
Note 0
Statistical Note 0: 8¢/kg on entire contents of container1/
Note 1
Statistical Note 1: For the purposes of statistical reporting numbers 2005.70.2542 and 2005.70.2570, the term "Spanish style" refers to green olives that are processed by being fermented and cured but does not include olives processed by being heat sterilized under pressure and brined.
Note 1
Statistical Note 1: 5¢/kg on entire contents of container1/
Note 1
Statistical Note 1: 5¢/kg on entire contents of container1/
Note 10
Statistical Note 10: 1¢/kg on drained weight1/ Whole pitted: In containers each holding more 20 kg In containers each holding 0.3 kg 30 kg Other than canned:
Note 2
Statistical Note 2: For the purposes of statistical reporting in heading 2009, the term "liters" in the "Units of Quantity" column of the provisions applicable to fruit juices means liters of natural unconcentrated juice or liters of reconstituted juice (as defined in additional U.S. note 1(b) above). Unit Rates of Duty of Quantity Article Description Stat. Suffix Heading/ Subheading 1 2 General Special Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid: 2001
Note 2
Statistical Note 2: 1¢/kg on entire contents of container1/
Note 2
Statistical Note 2: 1¢/kg on entire contents of container1/
Note 3
Statistical Note 3: 7¢/kg on drained weight2/ In containers each holding more 30 kg In containers each holding 8 kg or 60 kg Other: In containers each holding more than 8 kg, drained weight, certified by the importer to be used for repacking or sale as green olives: Described in additional U.S. note 4 to this chapter and entered
Note 3
Statistical Note 3: 7¢/kg on drained weight2/
Note 3
Statistical Note 3: 7¢/kg on drained weight2/
Note 3
Statistical Note 3: 7¢/kg on drained weight2/ 1 Unit Rates of Duty of Quantity Article Description Stat. Suffix Heading/ Subheading 1 2 General Special Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006: 2005
Note 4
Statistical Note 4: 3¢/kg on drained weight1/ 1 Unit Rates of Duty of Quantity Article Description Stat. Suffix Heading/ Subheading 1 2 General Special Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006: 2005
Note 5
Statistical Note 5: 4¢/kg on drained weight2/ In containers each holding more 30 kg In containers each holding 8 kg or 60 kg
Note 5
Statistical Note 5: 4¢/kg on drained weight2/
Note 5
Statistical Note 5: 5¢/kg on drained weight2/
Note 6
Statistical Note 6: 9¢/kg on drained weight2/
Note 6
Statistical Note 6: 9¢/kg on drained weight2/
Note 8
Statistical Note 8: 6¢/kg on drained weight1/ In containers each holding more than 8 kg, drained weight: Other, including broken, sliced or 30 kg In containers each holding 8 kg or less, drained weight: Whole pitted: Spanish style of a kind described in statistical note 1 42 kg Other, including broken, sliced or salad style: Spanish style of a kind described in statistical note 1 70 kg 1 Unit Rates of Duty of Quantity Article Description Stat. Suffix Heading/ Subheading 1 2 General Special Other vegetables prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006: 2005
Note 8
Statistical Note 8: 8¢/kg on drained weight2/
Note 8
Statistical Note 8: 8¢/kg on drained weight1/
Note 9
Statistical Note 9: 3¢/kg on drained weight2/ In containers each holding more than
Note 9
Statistical Note 9: 9¢/kg on drained weight1/
Subheading notes
Note 1
Subheading Note 1: For the purposes of subheading 2005.10, the expression "homogenized vegetables" means preparations of vegetables, finely homogenized, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of vegetables. Subheading 2005.10 takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 2005.
Note 2
Subheading Note 2: For the purposes of subheading 2007.10, the expression "homogenized preparations" means preparations of fruit, finely homogenized, put up for retail sale as food suitable for infants or young children or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight content not exceeding 250 g. For the application of this definition no account is to be taken of small quantities of any ingredients which may have been added to the preparation for seasoning, preservation or other purposes. These preparations may contain a small quantity of visible pieces of fruit. Subheading 2007.10 takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 2007.
Note 3
Subheading Note 3: For the purposes of subheadings 2009.12, 2009.21, 2009.31, 2009.41, 2009.61 and 2009.71, the expression " Brix value" means the direct reading of degrees Brix obtained from a Brix hydrometer or of refractive index expressed in terms of percentage sucrose content obtained from a refractometer, at a temperature of 20 ° or corrected for 20 ° if the reading is made at a different temperature.
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