Australian Centrifuged Raw Cane Sugar from China
Solid raw cane sugar produced via centrifugation from Australian cane, achieving polarimeter sucrose reading of 99.5° or higher in dry state. Classified in HTS 1701.14.50 as other raw cane sugar, excluding non-centrifuged types and beet sugar.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Confirm centrifuge processing documentation to distinguish from 1701.13; check Secretary of Agriculture quotas
• Use polariscope testing for sucrose compliance
• Bond entries if raw value determination is pending final lab results