Lemon Drop Candies
Solid lemon-flavored candies from beet sugar with yellow coloring, over 65% sucrose by dry weight. Falls under 1701.91.42.00 for flavored sugars entered via General Note 15, distinguishing from quota-limited entries.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If over 10% but under 65% sugar
Reduced sugar level moves to other flavored sugar subheading with quantitative limits per additional U.S. note 3.
If mixed with chocolate as coating
Chocolate incorporation changes primary classification to chocolate preparations over 65% sugar, subject to separate quotas.
If prepared for retail with multiple flavors in one package
Retail-ready mixed articles over 10% sugar fall under food preps if not principally crystalline sugar form.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Provide polarity and sucrose analysis certificates; confirm GN15 eligibility to bypass TRQ
• Watch for moisture content affecting dry weight calculations
• Pitfall: Importing in consumer packaging may trigger retail set rules
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Peppermint Stick Candy
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Cherry Flavored Sugar Crystals
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Orange Slice Flavored Candy
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Root Beer Barrel Candy
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Grape Flavored Sucking Candy
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