## Common ground
All options describe processed fruit-based products made from prunes, typically involving cooking, preservation, or concentration.
## Options at a glance
**1704.90 – Sugar confectionery form**
- **Defining trait:** Formulated and packaged like candy or sweet treats, often with high sugar content and specific presentation.
- **Typical examples:** Prune candies, fruit pastes in wrapped sweets, decorative fruit chews.
- **Best fit when:** The product is sold as a confectionery item, not for direct consumption as food or ingredient.
**2007.10,2007.99 – Cooked with sweeteners**
- **Defining trait:** Made by cooking prunes with added sugar or other sweetening agents, but not necessarily in confectionery form.
- **Typical examples:** Prune jam, sweetened prune compote, cooked prune paste for baking.
- **Best fit when:** The product is a cooked, sweetened fruit preparation intended as a spread or ingredient.
**2008 – Cooked or preserved by various methods**
- **Defining trait:** Includes preservation via syrup, dehydration, alcohol, or chemicals; not limited to sugar addition.
- **Typical examples:** Prune paste in syrup, osmotically dried prune paste, chemically preserved prunes.
- **Best fit when:** The product uses non-sugar preservation (e.g., osmotic drying, alcohol) or is stored in liquid.
**2106.90 – Fruit/nut paste-based food prep**
- **Defining trait:** Used as a base ingredient in other food products (e.g., baked goods, sauces, fillings).
- **Typical examples:** Prune paste for baby food, pie fillings, or industrial food manufacturing.
- **Best fit when:** The product is intended as an ingredient in further food production.
## Key differences
| Option | Form | Sweetening | Preservation Method | Primary Use |
|-------|------|------------|---------------------|-------------|
| 1704.90 | Confectionery | High sugar | None specified | Snack/treat |
| 2007.10,2007.99 | Cooked paste | Added sweeteners | Cooking only | Spread/ingredient |
| 2008 | Cooked/preserved | Optional | Syrup, alcohol, dehydration | Long-term storage |
| 2106.90 | Paste base | Variable | Varies | Food manufacturing |
## How to choose
- Is it sold as candy or wrapped confectionery? → 1704.90
- Was it cooked with added sugar or sweetener, but not preserved in syrup/alcohol? → 2007.10,2007.99
- Is it preserved using syrup, dehydration, alcohol, or chemicals? → 2008
- Is it used as an ingredient in other foods (e.g., baby food, baked goods)? → 2106.90
## Overlaps & pitfalls
A product may fit multiple categories: e.g., a sweetened prune paste preserved in syrup could be under both 2007.10,2007.99 and 2008. Similarly, a paste used in food production (2106.90) might also be cooked with sugar (2007).
**No priority rule is specified.** Choose based on the product’s MAIN function: if it's for direct consumption as candy, use 1704.90; if for industrial use, use 2106.90