Blue Tinted Cane Sugar Granules from China
Granulated cane sugar colored blue using approved dyes, without any added flavorings, qualifying as specialty sugar under U.S. note 5 quota. The product is in solid crystalline form with high sucrose content per polarimeter standards. Classified in 1701.91.10.00 for its coloring addition and quota compliance.
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
• Submit USTR allocation certificate if from quota-assigned country to avoid over-quota duties
• Label shipments clearly as 'colored sugar, no flavoring' to prevent CBP misclassification
• Use accredited labs for pre-shipment sucrose polarity analysis to confirm raw value under 96° equivalent