Root Beer Flavored Sugar Crystals from China
Coarse, flavored sugar crystals from cane, with root beer essence and over 65% dry sugar content in solid form. Under HTS 1701.91.48.00 as 'other' flavored articles subject to chapter 17 quotas, not qualifying for consumer pack exemptions. The crystalline structure and flavor meet solid sugar definitions.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25.1%
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
• Confirm no centrifugation residues to avoid 1701.13/14 raw sugar subs; track USTR country allocations
• Common pitfall: retail packaging triggers note exemptions—declare bulk
• Bond for quota overages if needed