Specialty Beet Raw Sugar Quota from China
Reserved quota portion of raw beet sugar under U.S. note 5 for specialty imports, solid form without added flavoring. Sucrose purity meets ≥99.5° dry weight polarimeter standard for raw classification. HTS 1701.14.10 applies specifically for note 5-compliant entries supporting U.S. market access.
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
• Apply for specialty sugar reservation through USTR/USDA channels for small-country allocations
• Include commercial invoice detailing polarization degrees and raw value computation per Treasury regs
• Time entries to avoid fiscal year-end quota exhaustion; carryover requires Secretary approval