Spain: The Canary Islands Banana obtains an exclusive EU tariff classification

Published 2023년 11월 2일

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The Protected Geographical Indication "Plátano de Canarias" will now have a separate customs code within the European Union, recognizing the differences between bananas produced in the Canary Islands and those from other origins. Previously, the banana trade shared a combined nomenclature with all fresh bananas entering the European market, regardless of origin, hindering the recognition and uniqueness of Plátano de Canarias. The new custom code will improve traceability, product differentiation, and provide an opportunity to promote the quality and origin of Canary Islands Banana PGI to European consumers.

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The Protected Geographical Indication “Plátano de Canarias”, which encompasses 100% of banana production in the archipelago, will from now on have a differentiated nomenclature within the customs code of the European Union. This has been reflected in the modification published last Tuesday in the Official Journal of the EU, where the CN “0803 90 11 – Canary Islands Banana” has been introduced, thus recognizing the notable differences between the bananas produced in the archipelago. and the bananas. Until now, the foreign trade of Plátano de Canarias shared Combined Nomenclature (CN) with all fresh bananas that enter the European continental market, regardless of origin. A circumstance that directly clashed with the fact that Plátano de Canarias was already recognized in 2013 as a differentiated product by the European Union, which granted it the category of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) based on its chemical, physical and organoleptic characteristics; In this way, it is ...

Source: Financialfood