Fresh Cranberries, Blueberries & Other Vaccinium Fruits

Under the US schedule, wild blueberries (0810400024) are lowbush varieties (primarily Vaccinium angustifolium) harvested from naturally occurring stands, while cultivated blueberries (0810400026 for organic; 0810400029 for others) include highbush and other commercially farmed varieties. The distinction must be supported by documentation from the exporter identifying the species and production method; a cultivated highbush berry cannot be entered as wild.

Peru's counter-seasonal harvest (primarily October through March) allows US buyers to source fresh blueberries during the domestic off-season, but concentration in a single origin creates supply-chain risk from weather events, labor disruptions, or phytosanitary restrictions. Buyers increasingly diversify across Mexico and Canada for spring and summer volume to reduce dependence on any single corridor.