Coconut water|HS Code

Coconut water harmonized system code

Product Overview Coconut Water, classified under the Harmonized System (HS) Code 2009, is the clear, potable liquid naturally found inside green, unripe coconuts. It is a hydrating beverage, characterized by its slight sweetness, nutty taste, and high electrolyte content - primarily potassium and magnesium. This product can be offered in various processing levels, such as raw, pasteurized, or concentrated, each having distinct quality attributes. HS Code 2009 encompasses fruit juices, including those of any single fruit or vegetable, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter. Coconut Water falls under the subcategory of other single fruit juices. It is primarily used in the food service industry as a standalone beverage, a base for cocktails, or a flavoring for desserts. In retail, it can be sold as bottled drinks or as an ingredient in health-focused food products. Its market positioning leverages its nutritional benefits, refreshing taste, and natural hydration properties, making it a popular choice among health-conscious consumers. HS Code Classification & Trade Specifications Coconut Water is classified under the full 6-digit HS Code 2009.89, which falls under Chapter 20 (Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts, or other parts of plants), Heading 2009 (Fruit juices, including grape must, and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter). The product is justified under this code due to its extraction from a single fruit and its unfermented nature. For trade, Coconut Water is typically packaged in aseptic cartons, plastic bottles, or cans to preserve freshness and flavor during transport. It may be shipped chilled or at ambient temperature, depending on the processing and packaging method. The product adheres to quality standards such as the Codex Alimentarius or country-specific standards, ensuring it is safe, authentic, and of the highest quality. These standards consider parameters like brix level (sweetness), acidity, and microbiological limits. The product description aligns with World Trade Organization guidelines and customs documentation norms and uses recognized industry terminology to aid customs classification and trade documentation.

Coconut water 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 % 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 19.05; or (e) Homogenised composite food preparations of heading 21.04. 2.- Headings 20.07 and 20.08 do not apply to fruit jellies, fruit pastes, sugar-coated almonds or the like in the form of sugar confectionery (heading 17.04) or chocolate confectionery (heading 18.06). 3.- Headings 20.01, 20.04 and 20.05 cover, as the case may be, only those products of Chapter 7 or of heading 11.05 or 11.06 (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). 4.- Tomato juice the dry weight content of which is 7 % or more is to be classified in heading 20.02. 5.- For the purposes of heading 20.07, 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. 6.- For the purposes of heading 20.09, 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 % vol.