Philippine Centrifugal Raw Sugar Pellets from Germany
Pelletized raw cane sugar from Philippine mills, post-centrifugation with polarimeter reading ≥99.5° sucrose, no additives. HTS 1701.14.50 covers this as other solid raw cane sugar outside specialized subheadings.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Document centrifugal process to avoid 1701.13 misclassification; use raw value formula for duties
• Common issue: improper packaging leading to 'prepared for consumer' reclass