Pink Food Coloring Sugar Crystals from Mexico
Fine beet sugar crystals dyed pink for decorative use, containing added coloring agents only and entered under the specialty sugar provisions of additional U.S. note 5. This solid form product adheres to raw value testing for quota eligibility. It is specifically classified under 1701.91.10.00 due to coloring without flavor.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Ensure coloring is FDA-approved food dye; non-compliant additives trigger FDA detention
• Declare exact polarity reading on commercial invoice to facilitate CBP raw value calculation
• Monitor Federal Register for quota modifications by Secretary of Agriculture