08 EDIBLE FRUIT AND NUTS; PEEL OF CITRUS FRUIT OR MELONS

: A heading number placed between square brackets in column 1 of the schedule of customs duties indicates that the heading has been deleted (for example, heading [1519 ]). In an annex to the schedule of customs duties, the placing of the annex's reference between square brackets indicates that the contents of that annex have been deleted (for example, [Annex 7]). SUPPLEMENTARY UNITS c/k Carats (1 metric carat = 2 × 10 –4 kg) ce/el Number of cells ct/l Carrying capacity in tonnes ( 11 ) g Gram gi F/S Gram of fissile isotopes kg H 2 O 2 Kilogram of hydrogen peroxide kg K 2 O Kilogram of potassium oxide kg KOH Kilogram of potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) kg met.am. Kilogram of methylamines kg N Kilogram of nitrogen kg NaOH Kilogram of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) kg/net eda Kilogram drained net weight kg P 2 O 5 Kilogram of diphosphorus pentaoxide kg 90 % sdt Kilogram of substance 90 % dry kg U Kilogram of uranium 1 000 kWh Thousand kilowatt hours l Litre l alc. 100 % Litre pure (100 %) alcohol m Metre m 2 Square metre m 3 Cubic metre 1 000 m 3 Thousand cubic metres pa Number of pairs p/st Number of items 100 p/st Hundred items 1 000 p/st Thousand items TJ Terajoule (gross calorific value) t. CO 2 Tonne of CO 2 (carbon dioxide) equivalent ( 12 ) — No supplementary unit PART TWO SCHEDULE OF CUSTOMS DUTIES

1. This chapter does not cover inedible nuts or fruits. 2. Chilled fruits and nuts are to be classified in the same headings as the corresponding fresh fruits and nuts. 3. Dried fruit or dried nuts of this chapter may be partially rehydrated, or treated for the following purposes: (a) for additional preservation or stabilisation (for example, by moderate heat treatment, sulphuring, the addition of sorbic acid or potassium sorbate), (b) to improve or maintain their appearance (for example, by the addition of vegetable oil or small quantities of glucose syrup), provided that they retain the character of dried fruit or dried nuts. 4. Heading 0812 applies to fruit and nuts which have been treated solely to ensure their provisional preservation during transport or storage prior to use (for example, by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions), provided they remain unsuitable for immediate consumption in that state. Additional notes 1. The content of various sugars expressed as sucrose (sugar content) of the products classified in this chapter corresponds to the figure indicated by a refractometer (used in accordance with the method prescribed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 974/2014 ( 14 )) at a temperature of 20 °C and multiplied by the factor 0,95. 2. For the purposes of subheadings 0811 90 11 , 0811 90 31 and 0811 90 85 , ‘tropical fruit’ means guavas, mangoes, mangosteens, papaws (papayas), tamarinds, cashew apples, lychees, jackfruit, sapodilla plums, passion fruit, carambola and pitahaya. 3. For the purposes of subheadings 0811 90 11 , 0811 90 31 , 0811 90 85 , 0812 90 70 and 0813 50 31 , ‘tropical nuts’ means coconuts, cashew nuts, Brazil nuts, areca (or betel), cola and macadamia nuts.