Yellow Colored Beet Sugar Crystals from Japan
Pure beet sugar crystals colored yellow with added food-grade coloring but no flavoring, in solid granular form for industrial sweetening. This falls under HTS 1701.91.05.00 as cane or beet sugar in solid form containing added coloring matter without flavoring, entered under general note 15 quota provisions. It meets the criteria for chemically pure sucrose with color enhancement for visual distinction in processing.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify compliance with general note 15 quota allocations via USDA certificates; provide polarity test results showing sucrose content for raw value calculation
• Ensure no flavoring agents are present to avoid reclassification; label clearly as colored sugar only