Agriculture commodity
Mango
Mangifera indica — Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Cameroon
At a glance
- Family
- Fresh Fruits
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 0804.50
- Forms
- 7
Traded forms
- Fresh
- Whole fresh mangoes
- Dried MangoHS 0804.50
- Sun-dried or dehydrated mango slices
- Mango Juice ConcentrateHS 2009.89
- Water removed from the juice or purée. Must carry at least 50 per cent more soluble solids than the reconstituted figure, and reconstitute back to 13.5 Brix.
- Mango Pulp / PureeHS 2007.99
- Processed mango pulp for juice and food manufacturing
- Canned MangoHS 2008.99
- Peeled fruit in a packing medium, in the five styles the Codex annex names. A different article from pulp with a different standard.
- Mango ChutneyHS 2103.90
- Heat processed with sweeteners, salt, spices and condiments. Sits in the sauces heading rather than the fruit ones, and has a standard of its own.
- Mango JamHS 2007.99
- Codex names mango specifically: 25 per cent fruit under schedule (b), 35 under (a), against a general 45.
Grading standards
UNECE Standard for Mangoes
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe · 2023 · UNECE FFV-45
Codex General Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars
Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO) · Adopted 2005 · CXS 247-2005
Codex Standard for Certain Canned Fruits
Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO) · Adopted 2015 · CXS 319-2015
Codex Standard for Mango Chutney
Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO) · Adopted 1987 · CXS 160-1987
Codex Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades
Codex Alimentarius Commission (FAO/WHO) · Adopted 2009 · CXS 296-2009
Frequently asked
- What is Mango?
- Mangifera indica — Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Cameroon
- Which forms is Mango traded in?
- Mango is traded as: Fresh, Dried Mango, Mango Juice Concentrate, Mango Pulp / Puree, Canned Mango, Mango Chutney, Mango Jam.
- Which standards apply to Mango?
- Applicable grading standards include: UNECE Standard for Mangoes; Codex General Standard for Fruit Juices and Nectars; Codex Standard for Certain Canned Fruits; Codex Standard for Mango Chutney; Codex Standard for Jams, Jellies and Marmalades.
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