Bulk Raw Sugar for Refining from China
Bulk solid raw sugar from beets or cane equivalent, entered under 1701.14.10 quota for industrial refining (not direct consumption). Meets raw value testing via polariscope ≥99.5° without centrifugation residues. Supports U.S. domestic sugar production per agricultural quota system.
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
• Declare intended refinery use in entry docs; subject to USDA verification for quota compliance
• Use licensed customs brokers familiar with sugar raw value calculations and Federal Register updates
• Package in moisture-proof bulk bags to maintain solid form and prevent liquefaction reclassification