Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts & Fruit Peel Preserved by Sugar

Sugar-preserved plant products — including drained, glacé, and crystallized forms — occupy a distinct niche in the confectionery and baking-ingredient supply chain, used in fruitcakes, pastries, and specialty confections. The US schedule breaks this heading into dedicated lines for cherries (2006002000), ginger root (2006003000), pineapples (2006004000), citrus fruit and peel (2006006000), mixed fruit and nut preparations (2006005000), other fruit and nuts (2006007000), and edible plant parts (2006009000). Thailand and Mexico are the leading suppliers, with Italy, the Netherlands, and Fiji also present. FDA reviews these sugar-preserved products as processed foods at entry, and importers should verify that added sulfites or colorants are declared in compliance with US labeling requirements.