# HS heading 08.07: Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh

> HS heading 08.07 covers melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh. It is in chapter 08 (edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons). It is split into 3 subheadings: 0807.11 (melons (including watermelons), watermelons), 0807.19 (melons (including watermelons), other) and 0807.20 (papaws (papayas)). National tariff lines under heading 08.07 are live on border.bot for the United States (19 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0807
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/08) / [08.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0807)

## Key facts

- Heading: 08.07
- Description: Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh
- Chapter: 08: Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons
- Subheadings: 3
- Edition: HS2022

## What this code covers

HS heading 08.07 covers melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh.

It is split into 3 subheadings: 0807.11 (melons (including watermelons), watermelons), 0807.19 (melons (including watermelons), other) and 0807.20 (papaws (papayas)).

- [0807.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/080711) Melons (including watermelons): Watermelons
- [0807.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/080719) Melons (including watermelons): Other
- [0807.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/080720) Papaws (papayas)

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of chapter 08 are classified in its other 13 headings, listed below.

- [08.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0801) Coconuts, Brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
- [08.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0802) Other nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled
- [08.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0803) Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried
- [08.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0804) Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried
- [08.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0805) Citrus fruit, fresh or dried
- [08.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0806) Grapes, fresh or dried
- [08.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0808) Apples, pears and quinces, fresh
- [08.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0809) Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh
- [08.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0810) Other fruit, fresh
- [08.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0811) Fruit and nuts, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- [08.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0812) Fruit and nuts provisionally preserved, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption
- [08.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0813) Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 08.01 to 08.06; mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this Chapter
- [08.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0814) Peel of citrus fruit or melons (including watermelons), fresh, frozen, dried or provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions

## How it is structured

Heading 08.07 is one of 14 headings in chapter 08. Its first two digits, 08, are the chapter; the next two, 07, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (0807.11, 0807.19, 0807.20).

## In other countries

National tariff lines under heading 08.07 are live on border.bot for the United States (19 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/08): 19 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous heading: [08.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0806) Grapes, fresh or dried
- Next heading: [08.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/0808) Apples, pears and quinces, fresh

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS heading 08.07 cover?

HS heading 08.07 covers melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas), fresh.

### Which chapter is HS heading 08.07 in?

HS heading 08.07 is in chapter 08 (edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons).

### How many subheadings does HS heading 08.07 have?

HS heading 08.07 has 3 subheadings: 0807.11 (melons (including watermelons), watermelons), 0807.19 (melons (including watermelons), other) and 0807.20 (papaws (papayas)).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 08.07?

National tariff lines under heading 08.07 are live on border.bot for the United States (19 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/0807.json