Flavored Hard Candy Drops from Germany
These are solid sugar candies in drop form, flavored with fruit essences like cherry or lemon and containing over 65% sugar by dry weight. They fall under HTS 1701.91.48.00 as cane or beet sugar in solid form with added flavoring matter, exceeding the sugar threshold in additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 17. The high sucrose content and flavor addition distinguish them from plain sugars.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify sugar content exceeds 65% by dry weight via lab analysis to meet note 2 requirements; obtain certificates for quota eligibility under additional U.S. notes
• Avoid misclassification as retail-packaged consumer goods exempt from quotas
• Ensure flavoring is declared to prevent reclassification as mixtures