Blue Tinted Cane Sugar Granules from Germany
Granulated cane sugar tinted blue using approved colorants, without any added flavoring, supplied in bulk solid form for baking and confectionery. Classified in HTS 1701.91.05.00 due to added coloring matter in solid sucrose form, entered pursuant to general note 15 provisions for quota sugar. The coloring aids in product separation during manufacturing.
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
• Obtain Secretary of Agriculture quota approval and include raw value certification based on polarimeter reading; test for absence of flavor compounds
• Avoid molasses residues exceeding subheading limits to prevent downgrade to raw sugar categories