Yellow Colored Beet Sugar Crystals from China
Pure beet sugar crystals tinted yellow with added food-grade coloring but no flavoring, meeting the sucrose polarity requirements for raw value under additional U.S. note 5. This solid form sugar is imported within quota limits for specialty cane or beet sugars. It falls under 1701.91.10.00 due to the added coloring without flavoring and compliance with quota provisions.
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
• Obtain Secretary of Agriculture license confirming entry under additional U.S. note 5 quota before shipment
• Provide polarity test certificates showing raw value equivalent; mismatches can lead to reclassification or penalties
• Avoid exceeding fiscal year aggregate quota (min. 22,000 MT); track entries via CBP ACE system