Shelled almonds entering the US are split at the 10-digit level between certified organic (0802120005) and conventional (0802120015) product, a distinction that affects both duty treatment and USDA organic certification documentation requirements. Spain leads import supply, followed by Australia and Canada, making this heading notable as a case where the US — itself the world's largest almond producer — still imports meaningful volumes of specialty and organic product to meet niche demand. Importers should be aware that FDA's mandatory almond pasteurization rule applies to domestically produced almonds but not to imported product, which instead must meet standard produce safety admissibility requirements.

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