U.S. imports of Frozen Fruit N.E.S. & Frozen Nuts (SITC 05839) totaled $69.5M in September 2026, imported from 52 countries.
Importers of Frozen Fruit N.E.S. & Frozen Nuts paid $3.4M in duties in September 2026, an average duty rate of 4.92% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Frozen Fruit N.E.S. & Frozen Nuts imports of $69.5M in September 2026 ran 13% below the year-to-date monthly average of $79.8M.
Last updated: September 2026 dataFrozen fruits and nuts not covered by named headings — including specialty tropical fruits, mixed frozen fruit blends, and frozen nuts — land in this residual category, which serves as a catch-all for the growing variety of IQF products entering the US market. The heading covers items whether or not they contain added sugar or other sweetening matter, a provision that accommodates sweetened frozen mango chunks, lychees, and similar value-added preparations. FDA regulates all such products as processed foods, and importers of frozen tropical fruits should be prepared for pesticide residue sampling, which FDA applies based on commodity-specific risk profiles.
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2.3K import shipments a month
Mixed frozen fruit preparations are generally classified based on the essential character of the blend or, if no single component dominates, may fall under a residual or mixed-preparation heading. If the blend contains fruits that each have their own specific SITC heading (e.g., strawberries), the classification may depend on which component predominates by weight or value. For complex blends, a binding ruling from CBP is advisable to avoid misclassification.
Frozen nuts are relatively uncommon in trade compared to dried or roasted nuts, but they do appear — particularly in food-service supply chains where freshness and texture are priorities. The key distinction from other nut headings is the frozen preservation state; nuts that are roasted, salted, or otherwise prepared fall under prepared/preserved nut categories. Freezing alone, without further preparation, keeps nuts within this heading.
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Basic heading 05839 · $69.5M of $14.7B
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12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to September 2026, the U.S. imported $913.1M of Frozen Fruit N.E.S. & Frozen Nuts and exported $231.8M.
Through September 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · September 2026
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Canada and Chile together supply 44% of it. Chile pays 12.1% duty; Mexico <0.1%.
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