Peppermint Stick Candy from China
Crystalline peppermint-flavored sugar sticks from cane sugar, exceeding 65% dry weight sugar with natural coloring. HTS 1701.91.42.00 applies for GN15 entries of flavored, high-sugar solids.
Duty Rate — China → United States
26%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Document added flavoring timing to confirm not raw sugar; use GN15 for specialty access
• Common error: exceeding non-GN15 quotas leads to high duties or refusal