Beet Sugar Crystals Coarse Grade from China
Coarse beet sugar crystals are raw sugar from beets with irregular, large crystals and sucrose content below 99.5° polarimeter reading, fitting HTS 1701.12.50.00 as 'other' beet raw sugar. No flavoring or coloring is added, intended for industrial refining. The coarse texture distinguishes it from finer granulated types under quota specifications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Provide lab analysis confirming <99.5° polarity and beet origin to prevent disputes
• Ensure entry aligns with fiscal year quotas set by Secretary of Agriculture
• Bond shipments if pending final raw value determination