U.S. imports of Preserved Fruits & Vegetables (NAICS 311421) totaled $917.7M in August 2026, imported from 127 countries.
Importers of Preserved Fruits & Vegetables paid $69.4M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 7.63% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataPreserved fruits and vegetables — including products packed in brine, vinegar, syrup, or other preserving media — are widely traded inputs for retail grocery, foodservice, and ingredient supply chains. FDA oversight under FSMA governs foreign supplier verification, and certain acidified or low-acid canned products carry additional FDA registration and process-filing requirements. Classification within this NAICS segment intersects with multiple HTS chapters depending on the specific commodity and preservation method, making precise product descriptions essential for accurate entry.
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37.5K import shipments a month
Acidified foods (pH 4.6 or below) and low-acid canned foods must be produced by a registered foreign facility that has filed scheduled processes with FDA. Importers must verify that their foreign suppliers hold current FDA registration and have filed the appropriate process schedules before the product can be admitted.
Whether a vegetable is preserved in vinegar (acetic acid), brine, oil, or by heat sterilization can place it in different HTS chapters and headings, each with distinct duty rates. Providing the full preservation method and ingredient list to your customs broker is essential to avoid misclassification.
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National industry 311421 · $917.7M of $1.0B
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Imports · August 2026
origin
Italy pays 10.5% duty; Mexico 0.0%.
customs district
Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
destination
Census publishes state breakdowns for NAICS to the 4-digit level only. See NAICS 3114 for those.
entry
Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
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Imports
$917.7MYoY · free account
Exports
$254.8MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $10.8B of Preserved Fruits & Vegetables and exported $3.0B.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.